Octyloxybenzoic acid chloride 12.5 g was added dividing into several times to a tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) solution of 2,7-dihydroxy-9-methylfluorene 10 g and pyridine 8 g, and the solution was refluxed for 5 hours. 5% hydrochloric acid 50 ml was added to the reaction mixture, and the solution was extracted with methylene chloride. The extract was washed with 5% hydrochloric acid until pH became acidic, and then it was washed with a saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate aqueous solution and dried on anhydrous magnesium sulfate. A residue obtained by distilling the solvent off was refined by silica gel column chromatography (eluent solvent: methylene chloride) to obtain 10 g of 2-(4-octyloxybenzoyloxy)-7-hydroxy-9-methylfluorene (J1). Melting point: 140 to 143° C.
