Method for Producing Compound, Compound, and Metal Catalyst

A compound represented by following general formula (9):

• wherein in the general formula (9), A1 to A4 each independently represent an aromatic group, and
• any one of following requirements (a) to (c) is satisfied:
• Requirement (a):
• two types of aromatic groups each with a substituent are selected as A1 to A4, and A1 is an aromatic group different from A2, A3 is an aromatic group identical to A4, and the substituent is any one selected from the group consisting of a substituted hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group, and a tin-containing group;
• Requirement (b):
• at least three types of aromatic groups each with a substituent are selected as A1 to A4;
• and
• Requirement (c):
• A1 is an aromatic group identical to A2, and A3 is an aromatic group identical to A4, and when A1 and A2 are referred to as Group I, and A3 and A4 are referred to as Group II, Group I and Group II are aromatic groups different from each other, and any one of the following (i) to (iv) is satisfied:
• (i) each of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group with no substituent;
• (ii) one of Group I and Group II is an aromatic hydrocarbon group with no substituent and having at least 10 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic compound residue, and the other of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group with a substituent;
• (iii) one of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group having an unsubstituted hydrocarbon group as a substituent, and the other of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group having any substituent that is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group, and a tin-containing group;
• and
• (iv) each of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group having any substituent that is selected from the group consisting of a substituted hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group, and a tin-containing group.

A compound represented by following general formula (10):

• wherein in the general formula (10), A1 to A4 each independently represent an aromatic group,
• Z1 and Z2 each independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a borane (BH3),
• n1 and n2 each independently represent 0 or 1, and n1=n2=0 does not hold, and
• any one of following requirements (a) to (c) is satisfied:
• Requirement (a):
• two types of aromatic groups each with a substituent are selected as A1 to A4, and A1 is an aromatic group different from A2, A3 is an aromatic group identical to A4, and the substituent is any one selected from the group consisting of a substituted hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group, and a tin-containing group;
• Requirement (b):
• at least three types of aromatic groups each with a substituent are selected as A1 to A4;
• and
• Requirement (c):
• A1 is an aromatic group identical to A2, and A3 is an aromatic group identical to A4, when A1 and A2 are referred to as Group I, and A3 and A4 are referred to as Group II, Group I and Group II are aromatic groups different from each other, and any one of the following (i) to (iv) is satisfied:
• (i) each of Group I and Group II is an aromatic groups with no substituent;
• (ii) one of Group I and Group II is an aromatic hydrocarbon group with no substituent and having at least 10 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic compound residue, and the other of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group with a substituent;
• (iii) one of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group having an unsubstituted hydrocarbon group as a substituent, and the other of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group having any substituent that is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group, and a tin-containing group;
• and
• (iv) each of Group I and Group II is an aromatic group having any substituent that is selected from the group consisting of a substituted hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group, and a tin-containing group.