A problem of the present invention is to provide an economical process with minimized toxicity for producing an aromatic compound having a variety of substituents such as various alkyl groups, and the problem is solved by a process for production of an aromatic compound represented by formula (1) below, which comprises reacting a compound represented by formula (2) below with an aromatic magnesium reagent represented by formula (3a) below in the presence of an iron catalyst and a diamine compound:
wherein R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or a C3 - C10 saturated or unsaturated ring group; A is an optionally substituted C4 - C20 aromatic group or an optionally substituted heteroaromatic group; X is a halogen atom or a sulfonic acid ester; and Y1 is bromine, iodine, chlorine or a carbanion ligand.
本发明的一个问题是为生产具有各种取代基(如各种烷基)的芳香族化合物提供一种经济的、毒性最小的工艺,该问题是通过一种生产下式(1)所代表的芳香族化合物的工艺来解决的,该工艺包括在
铁催化剂和二胺化合物存在下,使下式(2)所代表的化合物与下式(3a)所代表的芳香族
镁试剂反应:
其中 R 是任选取代的烃基或 C3 - C10 饱和或不饱和环基;A 是任选取代的 C4 - C20 芳香族基团或任选取代的杂芳香族基团;X 是卤素原子或
磺酸酯;Y1 是
溴、
碘、
氯或碳阴离子配位体。