Abstract: A chiral tetraaminophosphonium salt represented by formula (1) and a method for producing chiral ?-nitroalcohol comprising reacting an aldehyde or a ketone and a nitroalkane in the presence of the chiral tetraaminophosphonium salt represented by formula (1) and a base, or in the presence of a conjugated base of the chiral tetraaminophosphonium salt represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; and, R1 and R2 are different groups or R3 and R4 are different groups.

Abstract: Provided is a reaction reagent for trifluoromethylation with high general versatility and good efficiency. The reaction reagent for trifluoromethylation contains an iron compound, trifluoromethyl iodide, a sulfoxide and a peroxide, and may further contain an acid. The iron compound is, for example, iron(II) sulfate, ammonium iron(II) sulfate, iron(II) tetrafluoroborate, ferrocene, bis(?5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iron or an iron powder; the sulfoxide is, for example, dimethyl sulfoxide; the peroxide is, for example, hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide-urea composite; and the acid is, for example, sulfuric acid, tetrafluoroboric acid or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.

Abstract: A process for producing an amine which is characterized by reacting an imine with a nucleophilic compound (except a trialkylsilyl vinyl ether) in the presence of a phosphoric acid derivative represented by the formula (1): wherein A1 represents a spacer; X1 and X2 represent each independently a divalent nonmetal atom or a divalent nonmetal atomic group; and Y1 is oxygen or sulfur. The invention provides a process by which amines (particularly optically active amines) useful as intermediates of medicines, agricultural chemicals, or the like can be produced without special post-treatment in high yield at high optical purity; and phosphoric acid derivatives (particularly optically active phosphoric acid derivatives) useful in the production of the amines.

Abstract: Nucleobases are perfluoroalkylated in a one step process with a perfluoroalkyl halide in the presence of a sulfoxide, a peroxide and an iron compound. Compounds so produced are useful as medicinal drugs, intermediates for medicinal drugs and agricultural chemicals.

Abstract: Provided is a reaction reagent for trifluoromethylation with high general versatility and good efficiency. The reaction reagent for trifluoromethylation contains an iron compound, trifluoromethyl iodide, a sulfoxide and a peroxide, and may further contain an acid. The iron compound is, for example, iron(II) sulfate, ammonium iron(II) sulfate, iron(II) tetrafluoroborate, ferrocene, bis(?5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iron or an iron powder; the sulfoxide is, for example, dimethyl sulfoxide; the peroxide is, for example, hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide-urea composite; and the acid is, for example, sulfuric acid, tetrafluoroboric acid or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.

Abstract: A chiral tetraaminophosphonium salt represented by formula (1) and a method for producing chiral ?-nitroalcohol comprising reacting an aldehyde or a ketone and a nitroalkane in the presence of the chiral tetraaminophosphonium salt represented by formula (1) and a base, or in the presence of a conjugated base of the chiral tetraaminophosphonium salt represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; and, R1 and R2 are different groups or R3 and R4 are different groups.

Abstract: Provided is a simple and efficient production process of a nucleobase having a perfluoroalkyl group. A nucleobase (for example, uracils, cytosines, adenines, guanines, hypoxanthines, xanthines, or the like) is reacted with a perfluoroalkyl halide in the presence of a sulfoxide, a peroxide and an iron compound to produce a perfluoroalkyl-substituted nucleobase, which is useful as an intermediate for medical drugs, economically.

Abstract: A process for producing an amine which is characterized by reacting an imine with a nucleophilic compound (except a trialkylsilyl vinyl ether) in the presence of a phosphoric acid derivative represented by the formula (1): wherein A1 represents a spacer; X1 and X2 represent each independently a divalent nonmetal atom or a divalent nonmetal atomic group; and Y1 is oxygen or sulfur. The invention provides a process by which amines (particularly optically active amines) useful as intermediates of medicines, agricultural chemicals, or the like can be produced without special post-treatment in high yield at high optical purity; and phosphoric acid derivatives (particularly optically active phosphoric acid derivatives) useful in the production of the amines.