It is intended to provide a crosslinked polyrotaxane formed by
crosslinking polyrotaxane molecules via chemical bonds which exhibits
excellent optical properties in water or in an aqueous solution of sodium
chloride; a compound having this crosslinked polyrotaxane; and a process
for producing the same. The above object can be achieved by a crosslinked
polyrotaxane having at least two polyrotaxane molecules, wherein linear
molecules are included in a skewered-like state at the opening of
cyclodextrin molecules and blocking groups are provided at both ends of
the linear molecules, so as to prevent the cyclodextrin molecules from
leaving, and cyclodextrin molecules in at least two polyrotaxane
molecules being bonded to each other via chemical bond, characterized in
that hydroxyl (--OH) groups in the cyclodextrin molecules are partly
substituted with non-ionic groups.