Azobisisobutyronitrile → HCID 20728720, compound

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To a solution of 3-ethenyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,3′-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester (0.85 g, 2.9 mmol) in benzene (10 mL) was added thioacetic acid (2.1 mL, 29.4 mmol) followed by AIBN (0.053 g, 0.32 mmol). The solution was deoxygenated for 30 minutes by bubbling nitrogen through the solution and then heated at reflux for 4 hours. Saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (20 mL) was added to the solution and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2×20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with water and brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (1:12 EtOAc/hexanes) to give 3-[2-(acetylthio)ethyl]-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,3′-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester (0.51 g, 48%) as an off white solid: 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ2.35 (s, 3H), 2.93 (m, 2H), 3.14 (m, 2H), 3.62 (s, 3H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 7.29 (dd, J=7.6, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (dd, J=7.5, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (dt, J=8.0, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (dt, J=7.9, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (t, J=1.5 Hz, 1H).

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