| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for economically producing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene at high yield.SOLUTION: The objective 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene can be efficiently synthesized by reacting 3,4-dialkoxythiophene represented by general formula (1) (wherein R is a 2-4C alkyl group) with ethylene glycol in an organic solvent in the coexistence of an organic sulfonic acid catalyst and a quinone-based compound. |
