Potassium Carbonate → 2',4'-Dichloro-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid

Participants

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2,4-dichlorophenyl boronic acid (3.96 g, 15.11 mmol) and 4-Iodo-benzoic acid methyl ester (2.88 g, 15.11 mmol), K2CO3 (7.31 g, 52.89 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (85 mL), and water (20 mL) is purged with nitrogen for 10 min. Pd(PPh3)4 (0.87 g, 0.756 mmol) is added and the resulting reaction mixture is refluxed overnight. The reaction is diluted with water and extracted with Et2O. The combined organic layers are washed with water, dried with MgSO4, and concentrated. The crude material is purified by chromatography to give the title compound (2.20 g, 50%). LC/MS (m/z): calcd for C13H18Cl2O2: 267.1; found: 266.9.

Provenance & Evidence