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

Abstract

The present invention provides a fluorine-containing ether compound that can form a lubricating layer which has excellent wear resistance even if the thickness is thin and in which a decrease in film thickness due to spin-off is less likely to occur. The fluorine-containing ether compound is represented by the following formula. R1—R2—O—CH2—R3—CH2—O—R4—R5 (R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain. R1 and R5 are either an alkyl group which may have a substituent or a hydrocarbon group having a double bond or triple bond. R2 and R4 are each a divalent linking group containing one or more heteroatoms, and have one or more polar groups, and the terminal end on the side bonded to R1 and R5 is a heteroatom. At least one of R2 and R4 contains one or more secondary amine structures. At least one of R1—R2— and —R4—R5 contains one or more cyano groups).

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