Fluorine atom-containing compound and use thereof

A method of producing a fluorine atom-containing compound of formula (1) below, which method comprises the steps of:

• reacting a compound of formula (15) with a compound of formula (16) to obtain an intermediate of formula (17);
• reducing the intermediate of formula (17) to obtain an intermediate of formula (18);
• and
• reacting the intermediate of formula (18) with a compound of formula (19)
• wherein Z is a group of any of formulas (2) to (7) below
• each R1 is independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
• each Ar is independently a group of any of formulas (8) to (11) below
• R2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may be substituted with a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a haloalkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a group of any of formulas (12) to (14) below
• wherein D is a diarylamino group in which the aryl groups are each independently an aryl group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
• and R3 to R77 in formulas (8) to (14) is each independently a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a haloalkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
• each ArF is independently a fluoroaryl group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may be substituted with a cyano group, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a fluoroalkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a fluoroalkoxy group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
• or an aryl group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms which, along with being substituted with a fluoroalkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a fluorocycloalkyl group of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a fluorobicycloalkyl group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, a fluoroalkenyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms or a fluoroalkynyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, may also be substituted with a cyano group, a halogen atom or a fluoroalkoxy group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
• and
• X is a halogen atom methanesulfonyloxy group, fluoroalkylsulfonyloxy group, or aromatic sulfonyloxy group.