An anti-reflection storage medium. The anti-reflection storage medium includes a storage layer and a protective overcoat disposed over the storage later. The protective overcoat has a first refractive index value that is matched to a second refractive index value of the storage layer to reduce reflection of incident light applied to the storage medium when data is written to the storage layer of the storage medium.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an organic fluorine compound is represented by a general formula

(R--E-CH.sub.2).sub.2-A(1A)

(where A is a divalent perfluoropolyether group, is an arylene group or a single bond, R is an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group, and E is an ether bond or an ester bond or a group that is represented by a chemical formula

OCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2O

two groups each of which is represented by a general formula

R--E-CH.sub.2

may be the same or different, and at least one n among two is an arylene group).

According to one aspect of the present invention, an organic fluorine compound is represented by a general formula

(R--E-CH.sub.2-A-CH.sub.2-E).sub.n--G(1B) (where n is an integer of 2 to 5, A is a divalent perfluoropolyether group, is an arylene group or a single bond, R is an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group, and E and E are each independently an ether bond or an ester bond or a group that is represented by a chemical formula

OCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2O

is a group in which n+1 hydrogen atoms are separated from benzene, G is an organic group containing a fullerene skeleton, the n number of groups each of which is represented by a general formula

R--E-CH.sub.2-A-CH.sub.2-E-

may be the same or different, and at least one among the n number of is an arylene group).

A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula (1).
R.sup.1R.sup.2CH.sub.2R.sup.3CH.sub.2R.sup.4(1)
(R.sup.1 is an organic group having an alicyclic structure having 3 to 13 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is represented by the following formula (2), and a in the formula (2) is an integer of 1 to 3; R.sup.3 is a perfluoropolyether chain; and R.sup.4 is a terminal group having two or three polar groups, in which individual polar groups bond to different carbon atoms and the carbon atoms to which the polar groups bond are bonded to each other through a linking group having a carbon atom to which the polar groups do not bond.) ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium in which a lubricant layer contains a compound A represented by general formula (1) and a compound B represented by general formula (2), satisfying (A/B)=0.2 to 3.0, and has an average thickness of 0.8 nm to 2 nm. R.sup.1C.sub.6H.sub.4OCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2OCH.sub.2R.sup.2CH.sub.2OCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2OH . . . (1) (R.sup.1 is an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. R.sup.2 is CF.sub.2O(CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O).sub.x(CF.sub.2O).sub.yCF.sub.2 (x, y=0 to 15), CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O(CF.sub.2CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O).sub.zCF.sub.2CF.sub.2 (z=1 to 15), CF.sub.2CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O(CF.sub.2CF.sub.2CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O).sub.nCF.sub.2CF.sub.2CF.sub.2 (n=0 to 4). HOCH.sub.2CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O(CF.sub.2CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O).sub.mCF.sub.2CF.sub.2CH.sub.2OCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2OH . . . (2) (m is an integer).

The present invention relates to a phosphazene compound [compound (L)] comprising a cyclophosphazene central core wherein each phosphorus atom of said core bears a substituent independently selected from: a) a chain (A), said chain (A) comprising a (per)fluoropolyether chain [chain (R.sub.f)], one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic moieties [moiety/ies (Ar.sup.m)] and, optionally, one or more hydroxy groups and b) a chain (B), said chain (B) comprising a (per)fluoropolyether chain [chain (R.sub.f)] and one or more hydroxy groups with the proviso that at least one phosphorous atom of the central core is substituted with chain (A) and to mixtures of compounds (L). The invention further relates to methods for preparing compounds (L), to lubricant compositions comprising compounds (L) and to methods for lubricating magnetic recording media comprising applying a compound (L) or a lubricant compositions containing them to the surface of said medium.

Provided herein is a lubricant including a compound of Formula I
L-(CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O).sub.nCF.sub.2CH.sub.2ONOCH.sub.2CF.sub.2O(CF.sub.2CF.sub.2O).sub.m-M(Formula I) wherein L is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00001## M is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00002## wherein each instance of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxyl, carbocycyl, phenyl, heterocycyl, piperonyl, carboxyl, alkylamido, acetamido, carbamoyl, N-alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-dialkylcarbamoyl, 2,3-dihydroxy-1-propoxyl, acryloyl, alkacryloyl, methacryloyl, a sustituent of methyl methacrylate, and a substituent of glycidyl ether; and wherein n1, m1, and n and m are the same or different.

A fluorine-containing ether compound of the present invention is represented by the following General Formula (1). (In the General Formula (1), X is a trivalent atom or a trivalent atom group, A is a linking group including at least one polar group, B is a linking group having a perfluoropolyether chain, and D is a polar group or a substituent having a polar group at the end.)

[Chem. 1]

XA-B-D).sub.3 (1)

A lubricant for a magnetic recording medium capable of forming a lubricant layer having excellent adhesion to a protective layer is provided. A lubricant for a magnetic recording medium contains a fluorine-containing ether compound in which a group having an ethylenic carbon-carbon double bond is disposed at one or both terminals of a perfluoroalkyl polyether chain. It is preferable that the group having the ethylenic carbon-carbon double bond is disposed at one terminal of the perfluoroalkyl polyether chain, and a hydroxyl group is disposed at other terminal. It is preferable that the lubricant for a magnetic recording medium contains a compound in which one or more functional groups selected from a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an amido group and a carboxyl group is disposed at one or both terminals of a perfluoroalkyl polyether chain.

A fluorine-containing ether compound according to the present invention is a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following General Formula (1).

[Chem. 1]

(F.sub.2C.sub.IA-B-D).sub.2(1)