Rhodium catalyst and method for producing amine compound

1. A rhodium complex coordinated with a compound represented by the formula

2. The complex according to claim 1 , which is a rhodium complex coordinated with a compound represented by the formula

or the formula

3. A method of producing a compound represented by the formula

wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s) or a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), and Z 1 and Z 2 are joined to form, together with the adjacent phosphorus atom, a 4- to 8-membered ring optionally having substituent(s), and Y is a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s) or a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), or a salt thereof,

comprising reacting a compound represented by the formula

wherein X is a leaving group, and Y is as defined above, or a salt thereof, with a compound represented by the formula

wherein each symbol is as defined above, or a salt thereof, in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide or sodium tert-butoxide.

4. A method of producing a compound represented by the formula

wherein Y is a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s) or a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), Z 1 and Z 2 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s) or a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), and Z 1 and Z 2 are joined to form, together with the adjacent phosphorus atom, a 4- to 8-membered ring optionally having substituent(s), or a salt thereof,

comprising reacting a compound represented by the formula

wherein each symbol is as defined above, or a salt thereof, in the presence of a base.

5. A compound represented by the formula

wherein R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1-6 alkyl group, a C 1-6 alkoxy group or a di-C 1-6 alkylamino group, and R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1-6 alkyl group, or a salt thereof.

6. A method of producing a compound represented by the formula

wherein R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), a hydroxy group optionally having substituent(s), an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group optionally having substituent(s), a carboxyl group, a carbamoyl group optionally having substituent(s), a sulfonyl group optionally having substituent(s), a sulfinyl group optionally having substituent(s) or a thiol group optionally having substituent(s), R 8 and R 9 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), an acyl group, a sulfonyl group optionally having substituent(s) or a silyl group optionally having substituent(s), and R 5 and R 6 , R 6 and R 7 , R 7 and R 8 , R 8 and R 9 , and R 9 and R 5 are each optionally joined to form, together with the adjacent atom, a 4- to 8-membered ring optionally having substituent(s), or a salt thereof, comprising reacting a compound represented by the formula

wherein each symbol is as defined above, or a salt thereof, with hydrogen in the presence of a transition metal complex as a catalyst and an aromatic compound having a hydroxy group.

7. A method of producing a compound represented by the formula

wherein R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), a hydroxy group optionally having substituent(s), an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group optionally having substituent(s), a carboxyl group, a carbamoyl group optionally having substituent(s), a sulfonyl group optionally having substituent(s), a sulfinyl group optionally having substituent(s) or a thiol group optionally having substituent(s), R 8 and R 9 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), an acyl group, a sulfonyl group optionally having substituent(s) or a silyl group optionally having substituent(s), and R 5 and R 6 , R 6 and R 7 , R 7 and R 8 , R 8 and R 9 , and R 9 and R 5 are each optionally joined to form, together with the adjacent atom, a 4- to 8-membered ring optionally having substituent(s), or a salt thereof, comprising reacting a compound represented by the formula

wherein each symbol is as defined above, or a salt thereof, with hydrogen in the presence of a transition metal complex as a catalyst and a compound represented by the formula

wherein R′ and R″ are the same or different and each is an alkyl group optionally having substituent(s), R′″ and R″″ are the same or different and each is an alkyl group optionally having substituent(s), or R′″ and R″″ are joined to form, together with the adjacent carbon atom, a 4- to 9-membered ring optionally having substituent(s).

8. A method of producing a compound represented by the formula

wherein R a and R b are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), a hydroxy group optionally having substituent(s), an acyl group, a sulfonyl group optionally having substituent(s), a sulfinyl group optionally having substituent(s) or a thiol group optionally having substituent(s), R c is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), a heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), an acyl group, an amino group optionally having substituent(s), a sulfonyl group optionally having substituent(s) or a silyl group optionally having substituent(s), and R a and R b , and R b and R c are each optionally joined to form, together with the adjacent atom, a 4- to 8-membered ring optionally having substituent(s), or a salt thereof,

comprising reacting a compound represented by the formula

wherein each symbol is as defined above, or a salt thereof, with hydrogen in the presence of a transition metal complex as a catalyst and a compound represented by the formula

wherein R′ and R″ are the same or different and each is an alkyl group optionally having substituent(s), R′″ and R″″ are the same or different and each is an alkyl group optionally having substituent(s), or R′ and R″″ are joined to form, together with the adjacent carbon atom, a 4- to 9-membered ring optionally having substituent(s).

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the aromatic compound having a hydroxy group is a cyanuric acid.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the compound represented by the formula

is 2,2-dimethoxypropane.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the compound represented by the formula

is 2,2-dimethoxypropane.