Patent ID: 7956222

Claim:
A method for producing a dibromofluorobenzene derivative (compound (II)) having the following general formula (II): (wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a C 1-6 alkyl group), wherein the method comprises the step of reacting, in a solvent, a compound (I) having the following general formula (I): (wherein R 1 and R 2 each have the same meaning as R 1 and R 2 in the aforementioned formula (II)) with a brominating reagent (Step 1), such that bromination selectively occurs at position 4 of compound (I); the method further comprising a step of reacting, in a solvent, a compound (III) having the following formula (III): with an alkylating agent in the presence of a base to obtain the aforementioned compound (I) (Step 2).