Patent ID: 7807856
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a 2-benzylphenol compound represented by the following formula (2): wherein, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkyl group, trialkylsilyl group, alkoxy group, trialkylsilyloxy group, hydroxyalkyl group, alkoxyalkyl group, carboxyl group or metal salt thereof, alkoxycarbonyl group, amino group, alkylamino group, alkylcarbonylamino group, nitro group, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; or two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are bonded with each other to form a ring; R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, cyclic alkynyl group, trialkylsilyl group, hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, trialkylsilyloxy group, hydroxyalkyl group, alkoxyalkyl group, carboxyl group or metal salt thereof, alkoxycarbonyl group, amino group, alkylamino group, alkylcarbonylamino group, halogen atom, nitro group, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; or two of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 may be bonded with each other to form a ring, the process comprising: reacting, in the presence of a dehydrogenating agent, a benzylidenecyclohexanone compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 have the same definitions as given above.