11-[2,3-Difluorobiphenyl-4'-yl]oxyundecyl 2,2-bis(6-benzyloxyhexyl)acetate → 11-[2,3-Difluorobiphenyl-4'-yl]oxyundecyl 2,2-bis(6-hydroxyhexyl)acetate

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Reaction Steps

First, 4.9 g of 11-[2,3-difluorobiphenyl-4'-yl]oxyundecyl 2,2-bis(6-benzyloxyhexyl)acetate, 1.5 g of 10% Pd-C, and 100 ml of tetrahydrofuran were placed in a 300 ml autoclave. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days under a hydrogen pressure of 10 kg/cm2. The catalyst was filtered away and a filtrate was concentrated. Thereafter, the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: toluene/ethyl acetate=7/3) to obtain 3.7 g of 11-[2,3-difluorobiphenyl-4'-yl]oxyundecyl 2,2-bis(6-hydroxyhexyl)acetate (Y: 97.5%). The compound thus obtained had a purity of 98% by HPLC.

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