| abstract |
(57) [Summary] [Objective] Molecular oxygen, which is easy to handle and safe, is used as an oxidant to oxidize aromatic compounds under mild reaction conditions, and is suitable for the starting aromatic compounds. Provided is a method capable of obtaining quinones, phenols or carboxylic acid esters thereof in a yield. [Constitution] A quinone having a step of reacting a naphthalene derivative or a benzene derivative with an oxygen molecule in the presence of a specific vanadium (IV) complex and an aldehyde, Process for producing phenols and carboxylic acid esters. |