| abstract |
A surface modifier for a metal electrode containing a reactive silyl compound represented by General Formula (1)n nRf—X-A-SiR 1 3-n (OR 2 ) n (1)n nwherein, Rf is an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms that may have an alkyl substituent having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein at least one hydrogen atom is replaced with a fluorine atom, X represents a divalent group selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NH—, —OC(═O)NH—, and —NHC(═O)NH—, or a single bond, A represents a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic aliphatic divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic divalent hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or a single bond, R 1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 2 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an acetyl group, a propanoyl group, or a hydrogen atom, and n is an integer of 1 to 3, a metal electrode surface-modified with the surface modifier, and a method for producing a surface-modified metal electrode are provided. |