A process for producing a fluorine-containing 2,4-diol represented by the formula [4],
wherein R
1
represents a hydrogen atom or an acyclic or cyclic alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 7; R
2
represents an acyclic or cyclic alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 7, a phenyl group, or a substituted phenyl group; and R
1
and R
2
are optionally bonded to each other to form a ring, includes reducing a hydroxy ketone represented by the formula [3],
wherein R
1
and R
2
are defined as above, by hydrogen in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst.
生产一种由下式表示的含
氟2,4
-二醇的方法,
其中R1代表氢原子或具有1至7个碳原子的非环状或环状烷基基团;R2代表具有1至7个碳原子的非环状或环状烷基基团、苯基或取代苯基;且R1和R2可以选择地相互连接以形成环,包括在
钌催化剂存在下用氢还原由下式表示的羟基酮,
其中R1和R2如上定义。