Patent ID: 7557233

Claim:
A method for synthesizing an ionic metal complex having a chemical structural formula represented by the formula (1), comprising reacting at least one of a compound represented by the formula (2) and a compound represented by the formula (3) with a halogen-containing compound represented by the formula (4) or formula (5), in an organic solvent, in the presence of a compound containing an element of group 1, group 2, group 13 or group 14 of the periodic table as a reaction aid, wherein M represents a transition metal or an element of group 13, group 14 or group 15 of the periodic table, A a+ represents a metal ion, hydrogen ion, or onium ion, a represents 1-3, b represents 1-3, p represents b/a, h represents 1-5, i represents 0-2, j represents 0-5, k represents 0 or 1, m represents 0-4, the total of h, i and j is 3-6, at least one of i and j must necessarily be 1 or greater, R 1 represents a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkylene, C 3 -C 10 halogenated cycloalkylene, C 6 -C 20 arylene, or C 6 -C 20 halogenated arylene, wherein these alkylenes and arylenes may have substituents and hetero atoms in their structures, and R 1 existing by a number of i may bond to each other, R 2 represents a C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 1 -C 10 halogenated alkyl, C 6 -C 20 aryl, C 6 -C 20 halogenated aryl, or —C(═O)R 3 , wherein these alkyls and aryls may have substituents and hetero atoms in their structures, and R 2 existing by a number of j may bond to adjacent molecules to be in a polymer form, R 3 represents a halogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 1 -C 10 halogenated alkyl, C 6 -C 20 aryl, or C 6 -C 20 halogenated aryl, wherein these alkyls and aryls may have substituents and hetero atoms in their structures, and R 3 existing by a number of j may bond to adjacent molecules to be in a polymer form, R 4 represents a halogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 1 -C 10 halogenated alkyl, C 6 -C 20 aryl, C 6 -C 20 halogenated aryl, or X 3 R 5 , wherein these alkyls and aryls may have substituents and hetero atoms in their structures, and R 4 existing by a number of h may bond to each other to form a ring or may bond to adjacent molecules to be in a polymer form, X 1 represents O, S, SO 3 , or NR 6 ; X 2 represents O, S, or NR 7 ; X 3 represents O, S, SO 3 , CO 2 , or NR 8 , each of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 independently represents a hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 1 -C 10 halogenated alkyl, C 6 -C 20 aryl, or C 6 -C 20 halogenated aryl, wherein these alkyls and aryls may have substituents and hetero atoms in their structures, and R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 existing in a plural number may bond to each other through single bond or multiple bond to form a ring or may bond to adjacent molecules to be in a polymer form, each of E 1 , E 2 and E 3 independently represents a hydrogen or alkali metal, and R 9 represents a halogen; wherein if i represents 1 or 2, then the ring defined by M, X 1 , R 1 , (C═O) k and X 2 in formula (1) is a five-membered or six-membered chelate ring; wherein M is Al, B, V, Ti, Si, Zr, Ge, Sn, Cu, Y, Zn, Ga, Nb, Ta, Bi, P, As, Sc, Hf, or Sb.