A quinone derivative represented by general formula (1) where, in the general formula (1), chemical groups R1 each represent, independently of one another, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group.