A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula: R.sup.1R.sup.2CH.sub.2R.sup.3[CH.sub.2R.sup.4CH.sub.2R.sup.3].sub.xCH.sub.2R.sup.5R.sup.6 (R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 are an organic group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is Formula (2-1) or (2-2); R.sup.5 is Formula (2-3) or (2-4); R.sup.3 is a perfluoropolyether chain; R.sup.4 is Formula (3-1) or (3-2); and x is 0 to 2).

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