摘要 |
<p>A process is provided by which diphenyl carbonate can be produced in high yield by a simple procedure without the need of using any toxic compound, e.g., phosgene. The process for diphenyl carbonate production is characterized by subjecting phenol and at least one fluorinated carbonate selected from a group consisting of compounds represented by formula (1), compounds represented by formula (2), and compounds represented by formula (3) to transesterification to thereby obtain diphenyl carbonate. In the formulae, R1 represents CX1Y1R4; R2 represents H or CX2Y2R5; R3 represents H or CX3Y3R6; R7 represents perfluoroalkylene; X1 to X3 each represents H, F, or Rf; Y1 to Y3 each represents F or Rf; R4 to R6 each represents F, Rf, ORf, or alkyl; and Rf represents fluoroalkyl.</p> |