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 can increase chemical substance resistance of a magnetic recording medium even if the thickness is thin, and can be suitably used as a material for a lubricant for a magnetic recording medium. The fluorine-containing ether compound is represented by the following formula. R1—CH2—R2—CH2—OCH2—CHR3—CH2O—CH2—R4—CH2—R5 (in the formula, R2 and R4 are a perfluoropolyether chain; R1 and R5 are terminal groups which contain two or three hydroxyl groups, and in which respective hydroxyl groups are bonded to different carbon atoms, and carbon atoms to which the hydroxyl groups are bonded are bonded to each other via a linking group containing a carbon atom to which no hydroxyl group is bonded; R3 is represented by the following formula; and —(CH2)a—OH (a is an integer of 2 to 8)).

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