| abstract |
Provided are a biphenyltetrasulfonic acid compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a cation, a hydrocarbon group, or the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an aralkyoxy group, or the like; and X1 represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or the like, and a polymer containing a structural unit originating from the biphenyltetrasulfonic acid compound. |