The present invention provides a degradable crosslinking agent that has high
solubility in a
solvent and is not susceptible to poor curing. The present invention is a crosslinking agent comprising a compound represented by formula (1) (In formula (1): n ≥ 0, k ≥ 0, and m ≥ 0; R1, R2, and R3 independently include, at a terminal end, one or more reactive functional groups selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a
hydrazide group, a
thiol group, an isoprenyl group, a crotonamide group, a crotonate group, a
carboxylic acid, an
acid 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
oxetane group, an
oxazoline group, an
isocyanate group, a
carbodiimide group, a methylol group, a
silanol group, and an alkoxysilyl group, and includes a
single bond, a group including a
siloxane structure, or a
hydrocarbon group which may have a
substituent or a hetero atom; A1 to A8 are independently a
carbonyl group or a
single bond, and 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; and each Z is independently a group containing a
siloxane structure or a
hydrocarbon group which may have a hetero atom.) (a) When n = 0, R1 and R2 are different; (b) when n ≥ 1 and k = 0, (b-1) R1 and R2 are different, and / or (b-2) at least one Z having an asymmetric structure is included; and (c) when n ≥ 1 and k ≥ 1, at least one of (c-1) R1, R2, and R3 is different, and / or (c-2) at least one Z having an asymmetric structure Z is included.