4-Hydroxybiphenyl → methyl (biphenyl-4-yloxy)acetate

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To a solution of 4-phenyl phenol (5.00 g, 29.38 mmol) in acetone (100 mL) was added at room temperature, methyl bromoacetate (2.92 mL, 30.84 mmol) and cesium carbonate (14.36 g, 44.06 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 h. The white precipitate was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness. Purification by flash chromatography (Hex:EtOAc/7:3) gave 6.76 g of (biphenyl-4-yloxy)-acetic acid methyl ester as a white solid.

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