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

A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by Formula (1) shown below:

• R1-[B][A]-O—CH2—R2—CH2—O-[C][D]-R3 (1)
• (in Formula (1), R1 is an organic group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms, including a group in which a carbonyl carbon atom or nitrogen atom in an amide bond and an aromatic hydrocarbon are directly bonded;
• R2 is a perfluoropolyether chain;
• R3 is represented by the following Formula (2) shown below;
• in Formula (2), a represents an integer of 2 to 6, and b represents 0 or 1;
• X1 is a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms, including a group in which a carbonyl carbon atom or nitrogen atom in an amide bond and an aromatic hydrocarbon are directly bonded;
• in Formula (1), [A] is represented by the following Formula (3-1) shown below;
• in Formula (3-1), c is an integer of 0 to 3;
• in Formula (1), [B] is represented by Formula (3-2) shown below;
• in Formula (3-2), d is an integer of 0 to 3, and e is an integer of 2 to 5, provided that a sum of c in Formula (3-1) and d in Formula (3-2) is 1 to 3;
• in Formula (1), [A] and [B] may be interchanged;
• in Formula (1), [C] is represented by Formula (4-1) shown below;
• in Formula (4-1), f is an integer of 0 to 3;
• in Formula (1), [D] is represented by Formula (4-2) shown below;
• in Formula (4-2), g is an integer of 0 to 3, and h is an integer of 2 to 5, provided that a sum of f in Formula (4-1) and g in Formula (4-2) is 1 to 3;
• in Formula (1), [C] and [D] may be interchanged;
• when [C] is directly bonded to R3, R3 does not become a hydrogen atom;
• and a number of hydroxyl groups in Formula (1) is 3 or more, and a number of hydroxyl groups in R1 and R3 are each 0 or 1).