Method for producing aromatic amino compound

Abstract

A method for producing aromatic amino compound (V): by synthesizing intermediate compound (IV): by the reaction of compound (I): H 2 N—R 1 with a mixture of halogenated aryl compounds (II): Ar 1 -X and (III): Ar 2 -X in the presence of a noble metal catalyst, followed by eliminating the substituent R 1 from the nitrogen atom in compound (IV) under an acidic condition or an alkaline condition or by addition of a reducing agent or an oxidizing agent. (R 1 : a substituent having 2 to 50 carbon atoms; Ar 1 and Ar 2 : a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms and the same with or different from each other; and X: a halogen group). The aromatic amino compound useful as the charge transporting material can be produced efficiently at a great yield without using highly toxic raw materials.

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       10 . A method for producing an aromatic amino compound represented by formula (VII):  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein 
 Ar 1  and Ar 2  each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms and may represent the same group or different groups,  
 Ar 3  represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic residue group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and  
 n represents an integer of 1 to 4, comprising:  
 reacting an intermediate compound represented by formula (V):  
                     
 wherein  
 Ar 1  and Ar 2  are as defined above, and  
 X represents a halogen group, with a mixture of halogenated aryl compounds represented by formula (VI):  
   Ar 3 -(X)n  (VI)  
 wherein Ar 3 , X and n are as defined above,  
 in the presence of a noble metal catalyst.  
 
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the substituent represented by R 1  is a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl group.  
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the substituent represented by R 1  has carbonyl group.  
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein Ar 1  and Ar 2  each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted 1 -naphthyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted 2-naphthyl group.  
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the aromatic amino compound is a charge transporting material.  
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the aromatic amino compound is a charge transporting material for organic electroluminescence devices.