4'-Methoxy(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-carboxylic acid → 4'-Hydroxy-4-biphenylcarboxylic acid

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A stirred mixture of compound 2 (27.00 g, 0.118 mol) and hydronbromic acid (48% w/v, 350 ml) in glacial acetic acid (600 ml) was heated under reflux for 6 h. The cooled solution was poured into an ice/water mixture (1 l) and the resulting white precipitate was filtered off and washed with water until acid-free. Recrystallisation from glacial acetic acid afforded white crystals which were dried over potassium hydroxide in vacuo.

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