The application provides a triarylmethane derivative, a
pigment dispersion liquid, a preparation method thereof and a
photoresist, and relates to the field of photoresists. The structural general formula of the triarylmethane derivative is: wherein X1 is selected from one of long-chain
alkyl groups with a length of C1-C12, X2 is selected from
hydrogen or an
alkyl group, X3 is selected from one of H, an
alkyl group and an aromatic group, and Q is selected from one of a carboxyl group, a
sulfonic acid group and a
phosphoric acid group. The triarylmethane derivative can generate strong
van der Waals force and pi-pi conjugation effect with
pigment molecules in a colorant by virtue of the large-plane conjugated triarylmethane skeleton, so as to be firmly anchored on the surface of the
pigment particles; the strong polar functional groups such as the
sulfonic acid group in the molecular structure of the triarylmethane derivative are combined with the alkaline dispersant, the side long-chain alkyl groups fully act on the dispersion medium, and the re-aggregation of the nano pigment particles is effectively prevented through strong steric hindrance and electrostatic stabilization mechanism, so that the problem of poor
dispersion stability is solved.