Ethanol → Ethyl 2',4'-Difluoro-4-hydroxy[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-carboxylate

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2′,4′-difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxylic acid (1.0 g, 4.0 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (30 mL) and sulfuric acid (8 mL). The solution was stirred (80° C., 18 h) and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with water, brine and dried over MgSO4. Solvent evaporation afforded ethyl 2′,4′-difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxylate (1.0 g). Mass calculated for C15H12F2O3=278.25; found: [M+H]+=279.1.

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