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A method according to Patent Document 2 is known as a method directly utilizing a benzidine skeleton. 3,3′-Dichlorobenzidine is treated with ammonia in the presence of a copper catalyst at high temperature (150 to 250° C.) and high pressure (1 to 10 MPa) to yield 3,3′,4,4′-tetraaminobiphenyl (Patent Document 2, Scheme 3).