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 C
3
-C
10
saturated or unsaturated ring group; A is an optionally substituted C
4
-C
20
aromatic group or an optionally substituted heteroaromatic group; X is a halogen atom or a sulfonic acid ester; and Y
1
is bromine, iodine, chlorine or a carbanion ligand.
本发明的问题是提供一种经济的过程,最小化毒性,用于生产具有各种取代基(例如各种烷基)的芳香化合物,该问题通过以下公式(1)所代表的芳香化合物的生产过程得到解决,其中,在
铁催化剂和二胺化合物的存在下,将以下公式(2)所代表的化合物与以下公式(3a)所代表的芳香基
镁试剂反应:其中,R是可选的取代的碳氢化合物基团或C3-C10饱和或不饱和环基团;A是可选的取代的C4-C20芳香基团或可选的取代的杂环芳基团;X是卤素原子或
磺酸酯;Y1是
溴、
碘、
氯或碳阴离子
配体。