Abstract:
Provided is a method of producing an acid halide solution that is useful in production of a polymerizable liquid-crystal compound. The method of producing an acid halide solution includes: a first step of reacting a specific dicarboxylic acid compound with a halogenating agent in a water-immiscible organic solvent in the presence of at least 1.1 equivalents and not more than 3.0 equivalents of an activator relative to the dicarboxylic acid compound to obtain a reaction liquid including a solution that contains an acid halide compound and an oily liquid that is immiscible with the solution containing the acid halide compound; and a second step of removing the oily liquid from the reaction liquid obtained in the first step to obtain a purified liquid containing the acid halide compound.
Abstract:
According to the invention, a polymerizable compound, a polymerizable composition, and a polymer that have a low melting point at a practical level, exhibit excellent solubility in a general-purpose solvent, can be produced at low cost, and can produce an optical film that exhibits excellent transparency, and achieves uniform conversion of polarized light over a wide wavelength band, and an optically anisotropic article can be provided. In formula (I), Y1 to Y8 are, —O—, —O—C(═O)—, —C(═O)—O—, etc., G1 and G2 are a divalent linear aliphatic group of 1-20 carbon atoms, Z1 and Z2 are an alkenyl group of 2-10 carbon atoms that is substituted with a halogen atom, or unsubstituted, Ax is an organic group of 2-30 carbon atoms that includes at least one aromatic ring, Ay is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-20 carbon atoms, etc., A1 is a trivalent aromatic group, A2 and A3 are a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group of 3-30 carbon atoms, A4 and A5 are a divalent aromatic group of 6-30 carbon atoms, and Q1 is a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group of 1-6 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method for producing an acid halide solution that is useful as a production intermediate or the like that allows industrially advantageous production of a polymerizable liquid crystal compound. The method for producing an acid halide solution of the present disclosure includes a step α of reacting a halogenating agent and a dicarboxylic acid compound in a water-immiscible organic solvent in the presence of a tetraalkylammonium salt to obtain a water-immiscible organic solvent solution including an acid halide, and a step β of concentrating the obtained water-immiscible organic solvent solution.
Abstract:
Provided are a production method for compound (II) including reacting compound (I) with a halogenating agent in the presence of at least 0.5 equivalents, relative to compound (I), of a nitrogen atom-containing polar aprotic solvent; a composition containing compound (II), a halogenating agent or the like, and at least 0.5 equivalents, relative to compound (II), of a nitrogen atom-containing polar aprotic solvent; a stabilization method for compound (II); and compound (II).
Abstract:
Provided is a method of producing a high-purity polymerizable compound in an industrially advantageous manner. The production method is a method of producing a polymerizable compound indicated by the following formula (I). The method includes subjecting a composition containing a halogenated compound indicated by the following formula (II) to a dehydrohalogenation reaction in an organic solvent in the presence of an aqueous layer containing a basic compound.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a mixture containing compound (I) and polymerizable compound (II) wherein compound (I) accounts for 50 mol % or more of the entire mixture and 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid accounts for less than 5 mol % of the entire mixture; a method of producing the mixture which includes reacting in a water-immiscible organic solvent 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid dichloride with compound (IV) in the presence of a base, and washing the obtained reaction solution with a weakly acidic buffer solution; etc. The disclosure provides mixtures useful for low-cost production of polymerizable compounds which have low melting points suitable for practical use, show superior solubility to general-purpose solvents, can be produced at low costs, and allow for provision of optical films capable of uniform polarized light conversion over a wide wavelength range, and methods of producing the mixtures. where A represents hydrogen, methyl group or chlorine, and n represents an integer of 1 to 20.
Abstract:
Provided is a method for producing a polymerizable compound represented by a formula (I) comprising:a step (1) that reacts a compound represented by a formula (II) with 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde in an organic solvent in the presence of a base to obtain a reaction mixture including a compound represented by a formula (III); and a step (2) that adds a compound represented by a formula (IV) and an acidic aqueous solution to the reaction mixture obtained by the step (1) to effect a reaction, wherein A represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or the like, L represents a leaving group, n represents an integer from 1 to 20, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —C(R1)(R2)— or the like, R represents a hydrogen atom, an organic group or the like, and each of RX represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or the like. According to the present invention, provided is a method for producing a polymerizable compound represented by a formula (I) at high purity and at high yield.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a mixture containing compound (I) and polymerizable compound (II) wherein compound (I) accounts for 50 mol % or more of the entire mixture and 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid accounts for less than 5 mol % of the entire mixture; a method of producing the mixture which includes reacting in a water-immiscible organic solvent 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid dichloride with compound (IV) in the presence of a base, and washing the obtained reaction solution with a weakly acidic buffer solution; etc. The disclosure provides mixtures useful for low-cost production of polymerizable compounds which have low melting points suitable for practical use, show superior solubility to general-purpose solvents, can be produced at low costs, and allow for provision of optical films capable of uniform polarized light conversion over a wide wavelength range, and methods of producing the mixtures. where A represents hydrogen, methyl group or chlorine, and n represents an integer of 1 to 20.
Abstract:
Provided is a method for producing a polymerizable compound represented by a formula (I) comprising:a step (1) that reacts a compound represented by a formula (II) with 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde in an organic solvent in the presence of a base to obtain a reaction mixture including a compound represented by a formula (III); and a step (2) that adds a compound represented by a formula (IV) and an acidic aqueous solution to the reaction mixture obtained by the step (1) to effect a reaction, wherein A represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or the like, L represents a leaving group, n represents an integer from 1 to 20, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —C(R1)(R2)— or the like, R represents a hydrogen atom, an organic group or the like, and each of RX represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or the like. According to the present invention, provided is a method for producing a polymerizable compound represented by a formula (I) at high purity and at high yield.
Abstract:
This method for a manufacturing a 1,1-disubstituted hydrazine compound represented by a formula (II) involves reacting a hydrazino compound represented by a formula (I) with a compound represented by a formula: R-Hal in an aprotic polar solvent in the presence of a base selected from an alkali metal hydroxide and alkaline-earth metal hydroxide in an amount of 1.0 to 3.0 equivalents based on the hydrazino compound. In the formulae, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —CH2— or the like, and each of RX represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, a nitro group, a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or the like. An arbitrary C—RX that forms the ring is optionally substituted with a nitrogen atom. Hal represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, or an iodine atom, and R represents a substituted or unsubstituted organic group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.