Carboxylate salt or sulfonate salt, and surfactant

A compound represented by the following formula:

• wherein
• R1 is a group represented by the following formula:
• wherein n11 is an integer of 0 to 10;
• R11 is a methyl group;
• and R12 is a C0-C3 alkylene group, and when n11 is an integer of 2 to 10, R12s are the same as or different from each other;
• R2 is a single bond or a divalent linking group;
• R3 is a C1-C3 linear or branched alkylene group containing no carbonyl group;
• R1, R2, and R3 contain nine or more carbon atoms in total;
• A is —COOX or —SO3X, wherein X is H, a metal atom, NR44, imidazolium optionally containing a substituent, pyridinium optionally containing a substituent, or phosphonium optionally containing a substituent, where R4s are each H or an organic group and are the same as or different from each other;
• and
• any two of R1, R2, and R3 optionally bind to each other to form a ring.