Potassium Hydroxide → 3-(2',4'-Difluoro-4-biphenylyl)-3-hydroxybutyric acid
Reaction equation
C([O:3][C:4](=[O:23])[CH2:5][C:6]([C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([C:15]2[CH:20]=[CH:19][C:18]([F:21])=[CH:17][C:16]=2[F:22])=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)([OH:8])[CH3:7])C.[OH-].[K+]>C(O)C>[F:22][C:16]1[CH:17]=[C:18]([F:21])[CH:19]=[CH:20][C:15]=1[C:12]1[CH:13]=[CH:14][C:9]([C:6]([OH:8])([CH3:7])[CH2:5][C:4]([OH:23])=[O:3])=[CH:10][CH:11]=1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
10 g. of 3-(2',4'-difluoro-4-biphenylyl)-3-hydroxybutyric acid ethyl ester are dissolved in 50 ml. of ethanol and the solution is heated under reflux with 2 g. of KOH for 3 hours, evaporated and worked up in the customary manner to give 3-(2',4'-difluoro-4-biphenylyl)-3-hydroxybutyric acid, m.p. 121°-123°.
Workup
- temperatureunder reflux with 2 g
- customevaporated
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-1e0f4250ab89497c96488a23b4cf1cd1
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1977_11
- Patent number
- US04057647
Reaction notes
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