A quinone derivative represented by general formula (1), where, in the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of one another, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group, R3 represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an aryl group, m represents an integer of no less than 0 and no greater than 4, and when m represents an integer of no less than 2, chemical groups R3 may be the same as or different from one another.