Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 14549129, compound

Reaction equation

[C:1]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([C:16]([O:18][CH2:19][C:20]3[CH:25]=[CH:24][CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=3)=[O:17])=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)(=[O:3])[CH3:2].O1CCCC1.[BH4-].[Na+]>C(O)C>[OH:3][CH:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([C:16]([O:18][CH2:19][C:20]3[CH:25]=[CH:24][CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=3)=[O:17])=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)=[CH:8][CH:9]=1)[CH3:2]

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Procedure

33.0 g (0.1 mol) of benzyl 4'-acetyl-4biphenylcarboxylate, 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 50 ml of ethanol were supplied into the same flask as used in Example 9. Then 3.8 g (0.1 mol) of sodium borohydride was added at 15°-25° C. over a period of 10 minutes. After standing at the same temperature for 2 hours, the reaction solution was poured into ice-water and extracted twice with 300 ml of chloroform. The organic layer was washed with water and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 32.9 g (99% yield) of benzyl 4'-(1-hydroxyethyl)-4-biphenylcarboxylate (III-15).