Patent ID: 7279607
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A process for producing an anthracene diether represented by the following formula (1): (wherein R is an alkyl group, an allyl group, an aryl group, a benzyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group or an alkoxyalkyl group, each of R 5 and R 6 is a substituent inert to etherification, and each of m and n is an integer of from 0 to 4), which comprises reacting an etherifying agent and an alkali salt of a 9,10-anthracenediol compound to produce the anthracene diether, characterized in that an aqueous medium containing the alkali salt of a 9,10-anthracenediol compound is added to an organic solvent containing the etherifying agent to carry out the reaction.