Patent ID: 7173157

Claim:
A method for producing an allyl compound having a formula different from that of an allyl starting compound, which comprises reacting the allyl starting compound with a nucleophilic agent in the presence of a catalyst containing at least one transition metal compound containing a transition metal selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Group 8 to Group 10 of the Periodic Table and at least one bidentate coordinated phosphite compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having the following formulae (I) to (III): wherein A 1 to A 3 are respectively independently a diarylene group having a branched alkyl group at the ortho-position, R 1 to R 6 are respectively independently an optionally substituted alkyl group or an aryl group which may have a substituent which may be a heterocyclic compound that forms an aromatic 6Ï€ electron cloud on the upper and lower sides of the ring, and Z 1 to Z 3 are respectively independently an optionally substituted alkylene group, an optionally substituted arylene group, an optionally substituted alkylene-arylene group or an optionally substituted diarylene group.