Provided are a method for producing a sanshool, which can produce a sanshool in a short process and with high stereoselectivity, as well as a novel diene iron complex compound that is a stable intermediate useful for the production method. The diene iron complex compound is represented by the following general formula (I):
(in which A represents CO, P(R
A
)
3
, CN, NO, SO(R
A
)
3
, or N(R
A
)
2
; R
A
represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; and one of R
1
and R
2
represents a hydrogen atom and the other one thereof represents a structure represented by the following formula (II)):
(in which R represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a methyl group).
提供了一种生产山椒醛的方法,该方法可以在短时间内并具有高立体选择性地生产山椒醛,以及一种新颖的二烯基
铁配合物化合物,该化合物是生产方法中有用的稳定中间体。二烯基
铁配合物化合物由以下一般式(I)表示:(其中A代表CO、P(RA)3、CN、NO、SO(RA)3或N(RA)2;RA代表具有1至4个碳原子的直链或支链烷基基团或具有6至12个碳原子的芳基基团;R1和R2中的一个代表氢原子,另一个代表以下式(II)所表示的结构):(其中R代表氢原子、羟基或甲基)。