Taoka Chemical Company, Limited

Kohta Fukui

Katsuhiro Fujii

Suguru Hata

Hiroyuki Kato

Yuki Numata

A method for producing a fluorene derivative by reacting fluorenone with a phenol or a phenoxyalcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst includes: adding an alkali to an obtained reaction liquid containing a fluorene derivative; and concentrating a resultant mixture liquid without removing the alkali thus added and a reaction product of the alkali, thereby separating an unreacted phenol or unreacted phenoxyalcohol.

Method for producing fluorene derivative

An object of the present invention is to provide (i) a novel non-crystalline form of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl) fluorene, which non-crystalline form maintains quality at a certain level, and is excellent as a polymer material, and (ii) a method of preparing the non-crystalline form. According to the present invention, molten 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl) fluorene in a liquid form is cooled and therefore is solidified. With the method, it is possible to provide a novel non-crystalline form of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl) fluorene which has a small risk that powder dust of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl) fluorine might cause explosion or a health problem. Further, the non-crystalline form of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl) fluorene can be adjusted arbitrarily in particle diameter by, for example, pulverizing the non-crystalline form in accordance with equipment or usage. In other words, the non-crystalline form of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl) fluorene is advantageous in handleability industrially.

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