US Patent 7652118 Polycarbosilane and method for producing same

An object of the present invention is to provide polycarbosilane which is excellent in solubility in general-purpose organic solvents, and heat resistance, and a method for producing the same. Polycarbosilane of the present invention comprises the following repeated unit [1]. Polycarbosilane may further comprise the following repeated unit [2] and, in that case, a content of the repeated unit [1] is preferably not less than 20 mol % relative to 100 mol % of a total of the repeated unit [1] and the repeated unit [2].