Cyclopara (hetero) arylene compound and method for producing same

A compound represented by the following Formula (III):

• wherein Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and Ar4 are the same or different, and represent an optionally substituted divalent aromatic group,
• M is the same or different, and represents Pt, Pd, or Ni,
• L is the same or different, and represents a ligand capable of coordinating with M, provided that, when M is Pt, L represents cyclooctadiene (cod), norbornadiene (nbd), ethylenediamine, and N-alkyl derivatives thereof, 2,2′-, 3,3′-, 4,4′-, 2,3′-, 2,4′-, or 3,4′-bipyridine, or alkyl-substituted derivatives thereof;
• 1,10-phenanthroline, triphenylphosphine, tributylphosphine, dimethylphenylphosphine, 1,1′-bis(diaryl)ferrocenylphosphine, such as 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf);
• diarylphosphinoethane, such as diphenylphosphinoethane;
• diphenylphosphinobutane, Xantphos, 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene, tricyclohexylphosphine, cyclododecatriene, norbornene, 1,5-hexadiene, benzonitrile, butadiene, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, dibenzylideneacetone, 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane, diphenylmethylphosphine, and derivatives thereof, and
• n1, n2, n3, and n4 are the same or different, and represent an integer of 1 to 30.

A method for producing a compound of Formula (I), comprising eliminating M(L) from a compound of Formula (III):

• wherein Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and Ar4 are the same or different, and represent an optionally substituted divalent aromatic group,
• n1, n2, n3, and n4 are the same or different, and represent an integer of 1 to 30,
• M is the same or different, and represents Pt, Pd, or Ni, and
• L is the same or different, and represents a ligand capable of coordinating with M.