Provided is a sulfonic acid ester compound represented by formula (1).
(In the formula, R
1
and R
2
each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a straight-chain or branched monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group. R
3
represents a straight-chain or branched monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group. The sum of the carbon numbers of R
1
, R
2
and R
3
is 6 or greater. A
1
represents —O— or —S—. A
2
represents an aromatic group having a valence of (n+1). A
3
represents a hydrocarbon group which has a valence of m, and is unsubstituted or has a substituent that contains one or more aromatic rings. m represents an integer satisfying 2≤m≤4. n represents an integer satisfying 1≤n≤4.)
提供的是由式(1)表示的
磺酸酯化合物。(在该式中,R1和R2分别代表氢原子,或直链或支链的一价脂肪族碳氢基团。R3代表直链或支链的一价脂肪族碳氢基团。R1、R2和R3的碳原子数之和为6或更大。A1代表—O—或—S—。A2代表具有(n+1)价的芳香基团。A3代表具有m价的碳氢基团,未取代或具有含有一个或多个芳香环的取代基。m表示满足2≤m≤4的整数。n表示满足1≤n≤4的整数。)