Patent ID: 7122711
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: C07B,C07C,C07D

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a biaryl compound of formula (I): wherein R A denotes an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms or a pyridine ring, B denotes an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, k and m independently denote an integer of from 0 to 5, and l denotes an integer of 1 or 2, which method comprises reacting an aromatic compound of formula (II): wherein R wherein R X in the presence of a cyclic ether, or an acyclic ether having two or more ether oxygens in the molecule and a nickel catalyst consisting essentially of a nickel compound and a nitrogen-containing compound, provided that the nitrogen-containing compound is not 2,2′-bipyridyl.