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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 fur

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]. (wherein R1 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, and R1 and R2 may be the same or different) (wherein Me represents a methyl group).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A polycarbosilane comprising repeat unit [1] and repeat unit [2], wherein a content of the repeat unit [1] is not less than 20 mol % relative to 100 mol % of a total of the repeat unit [1] and the repeat unit [2], wherein R1 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, R2 repr

The invention claimed is: 1. A polycarbosilane comprising repeat unit [1] and repeat unit [2], wherein a content of the repeat unit [1] is not less than 20 mol % relative to 100 mol % of a total of the repeat unit [1] and the repeat unit [2], wherein R1 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, and R1 and R2 are different; and wherein Me represents a methyl group. 2. The polycarbosilane according to claim 1, wherein a content of repeat unit [1] is not less than 50 mol % and less than 100 mol % relative to 100 mol % of a total of repeat unit [1] and repeat [2]. 3. The polycarbosilane according to claim 1, wherein a content of the repeat unit [1] is not less than 30 mol % relative to 100 mol % of a total of the repeat unit [1] and the repeat unit [2], and wherein R2 represents an alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms. 4. The polycarbosilane according to claim 1, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of a methyl group, a ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl, group, a pentyl group, and a hexyl group. 5. The polycarbosilane according to claim 1, wherein R1 is a methyl group. 6. The polycarbosilane according to claim 1, wherein R2 is a C2-C6-alkyl group. 7. The polycarbosilane according to claim 1, wherein R2 is a C3-C6-alkyl group. 8. A method for producing polycarbosilane, comprising: reacting at least one dialkyldihalogenosilane represented by general formula (1), at least one dimethyldihalogenosilane represented by general formula (2), and at least one halogenated aryl represented by general formula (3); wherein a reaction charging ratio of the dialkyldihalogenosilane is not less than 0.2 (mole/mole) based on a total amount of the dialkyldihalogenosilane and the dimethyldihalogenosilane; wherein X represents a halogen atom, two Xs may be the same or different, R1 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, and R1 and R2 are different; wherein Me represents a methyl group, X represents a halogen atom, and two Xs may be the same or different; and wherein X1 and X2 represent a halogen atom, and may be the same or different, and a substitution position of X2 may be any of ortho, meta and para relative to X1. 9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising filtering a solution in which polycarbosilane is dissolved in an organic solvent with an ionic filter. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein a concentration of sodium is less than 5 ppb by weight upon said filtering. 11. The method according to claim 8, wherein a reaction charging ratio of the dialkyldihalogenosilane is not less than 0.5 (mole/mole) based on a total amount of the dialkyldihalogenosilane and the dimethyldihalogenosilane. 12. The method according to claim 8, wherein said at least one dialkyldihalogenosilane represented by general formula (1) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of methylpropyldichlorosilane, methylisopropyldichlorosilane, dipropyldichlorosilane, methylbutyldichlorosilane, dibutyldichlorosilane, di-t-butyldichlorosilane, methylpentyldichlorosilane, dipentyldichlorosilane, methylhexyldichlorosilane, methyl(2-ethylbutyl)dichlorosilane, ethyl(2-ethylbutyl)dichlorosilane, and dihexyldichlorosilane. 13. The method according to claim 8, wherein said at least one dialkyldihalogenosilane represented by general formula (1) is methylpropyldichlorosilane. 14. The method according to claim 8, wherein said at least one dialkyldihalogenosilane represented by general formula (1) is methylpropyldichlorosilane, said at least one dimethyldihalogenosilane represented by general formula (2) is dimethyldichlorosilane, and said at least one halogenated aryl represented by general formula (3) is dibromobenzene. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein said dibromobenzene is at least one of o-dibromobenzene, m-dibromobenzene, and p-dibromobenzene. 16. An insulating material, comprising repeat unit [1] and repeat unit [2], wherein a content of the repeat unit [1] is not less than 20 mol % relative to 100 mol % of a total of the repeat unit [1] and the repeat unit [2], and a concentration of sodium is not higher than 5 ppb; wherein R1 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, and R1 and R2 are different; and wherein Me represents a methyl group.