Fluorine-containing ether compound, lubricant for magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording medium

Abstract

There is provided a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula. R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—OCH2CH(OH)CH2O—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5 (in the formula. R3 represents a perfluoropolyether chain; R2 and R4 represent a divalent linking group having a polar group; R1 and R5 represent a terminal group bonded to an oxygen atom of R2 or R4; and at least one of R1 and R5 is any one selected from the group consisting of an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon-containing group, and an aromatic heterocycle-containing group).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.