Bipyridine compound, transition metal complex, and method for production of conjugated aromatic compound using the transition metal complex

摘要

A bipyridine compound represented by the formula (1):; wherein R¹, R² and R³ each independently represent a C1-C10 alkyl group which may be substituted etc., and R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R⁸ each independently represent a hydrogen atom etc., a transition metal complex obtained by contacting a bipyridine compound represented by the formula (1) with a compound of a transition metal belonging to Group 9, 10 or 11, and a method for production of a conjugated aromatic compound comprising reacting an aromatic compound (A) wherein one or two leaving groups are bonded to an aromatic ring with an aromatic compound (A) having the same structure as that of the above-mentioned aromatic compound (A) or an aromatic compound (B) being structurally different from the above-mentioned aromatic compound (A) and having one or two leaving groups bonded to an aromatic ring, in the presence of the transition metal complex.