Method for production of fluorinated quinones.

摘要

A method for the production of a fluorinated quinone, which comprises causing a chlorinated aromatic compound represented by the general formula I:
<Chemistry id="chema01" num="0001"><Image id="ia01" he="24" wi="75" file="IMGA0001.TIF" imgContent="chem" imgFormat="TIFF" inline="no" /></Chemistry>wherein A denotes
<Chemistry id="chema02" num="0002"><Image id="ia02" he="24" wi="52" file="IMGA0002.TIF" imgContent="chem" imgFormat="TIFF" inline="no" /></Chemistry>(where m denotes an integer of the value of 1 to 4 and ℓ denotes an integer of the value of 0 to 3), X denotes Cl, F, or H, n denotes an integer of the value of 0 to 4, k denotes an integer of the value of 0 to 3, and p denotes 0 or I, providing that p is I and n is not zero where A is O, to react in benzonitrile as a medium at a temperature in the range of 190° to 400°C with at least one fluorinating agent selected from the group consisting of alkali metal fluorides and alkaline earth metal fluorides under spontaneously generating pressure.