Patent ID: 8367820

Claim:
An optically active quaternary ammonium salt compound represented by formula (1) wherein R 1 represents a halogen, a C 1-8 alkyl which is optionally substituted and which is linear, branched, or cyclic, a C 2-8 alkenyl which is optionally substituted, a C 2-8 alkynyl which is optionally substituted, a C 6-14 aryl which is optionally substituted, a C 3-8 heteroaryl which is optionally substituted, a C 1-8 alkoxy which is optionally substituted and which is linear, branched, or cyclic, or a C 7-16 aralkyl which is optionally substituted; R 2 and R 21 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, nitro, a C 1-8 alkyl which is optionally substituted and which is linear, branched, or cyclic, a C 2-8 alkenyl which is optionally substituted, a C 2-8 alkynyl which is optionally substituted, a C 6-14 aryl which is optionally substituted, a C 1-8 alkoxy which is optionally substituted and which is linear, branched, or cyclic, or a C 7-16 aralkyl which is optionally substituted; R 3 and R 4 each independently represents hydrogen, a C 6-14 aryl which is optionally substituted, a C 3-8 heteroaryl which is optionally substituted, or a C 7-16 aralkyl which is optionally substituted, with a proviso that R 3 and R 4 are not hydrogen at the same time; R 5 and R 6 bond to form a phenyl ring which is optionally substituted; symbols * and ** represent an optical activity having an axial chirality; and X − represents an anion.