Benzene → Benzophenone

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

90.0 g (381.8 mmol) of a benzene compound represented by the above formula (8) was dissolved in 450 ml of dichloromethane and cooled to 0° C. 148.8 g (1145.4 mmol) of oxalyl chloride and 4 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide were added dropwise to this solution. After the addition, the resulting mixture was heated to 25° C. and stirred for 2 hours. After the reaction, the solvent and an excess of oxalyl chloride were distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in 450 ml of tetrahydrofuran and cooled to −50° C. 172 ml (343.6 mmol) of phenyl magnesium bromide (2.0 M diethyl ether solution) was added dropwise to this solution. After the addition, the resulting mixture was heated to 25° C. and stirred for 4 hours. After the reaction, 200 ml of toluene was added, the reaction product was washed in water, the solvent was removed, and the obtained product was purified by reslurrying with methanol to obtain a benzophenone derivative represented by the following formula (22) as 73.3 g (248.1 mmol, yield rate of 65%) of a white solid.

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