The purpose of the present invention is to provide a decomposable cross-linking agent which has high
solubility in a
solvent and is not susceptible to poor curing. The present invention relates to a degradable cross-linking agent which is represented by formula (1) (in formula (1), n > = 0, k > = 0, and m > = 0. R1, R2 and R3 independently comprise a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a
hydrazide group, a
thiol group, an isopentenyl group, a crotonamide group, a crotonate group, a
carboxylic acid, an anhydride group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, an
acrylate group, a
methacrylate group, an
acrylamide group, a
methacrylamide group, a hydroxysilyl group, an
epoxy group, an oxetanyl group, an oxazolinyl group and an
isocyanate group at a terminal; and one or more reactive functional groups selected from the group consisting of a
carbodiimide group, a
hydroxymethyl group, a
silanol group, and an alkoxysilyl group, and contains a
single bond, a group containing a
siloxane structure, or a
hydrocarbon group optionally having a
substituent or a
heteroatom. (In the formula, A1 to A8 are each independently a
carbonyl group or a
single bond, at least one of A1 and A2 is a
carbonyl group, at least one of A3 and A4 is a
carbonyl group, at least one of A5 and A6 is a carbonyl group, and at least one of A7 and A8 is a carbonyl group. Each Z independently represents a group containing a
siloxane structure, or a
hydrocarbon group optionally having a
heteroatom. ) (In the formula, (a) when n = 0, R1 and R2 are different from each other; (b) when n > = 1 and k = 0, (b-1) R1 is different from R2, and / or (b-2) Z comprising at least one asymmetric structure; (c) when n > = 1 and k > = 1, (c-1) at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is different, and / or (c-2) comprises at least one Z having an asymmetric structure.