Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(2',4'-Difluoro-4-biphenylyl)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 12.9 g. of bromoacetic acid in 50 ml. of THF is added slowly dropwise at 10°-15° to a solution of 19 g. of allyl-zinc bromide in 200 ml. of THF, prepared by reacting allyl bromide with zinc filings in THF. A solution of 23.2 g. of 4-acetyl-2',4'-difluorobiphenyl in 100 ml. of THF, 6.5 g. of zinc filings, 100 mg. of HgI2 and 10.3 g. of NaBr are added to the reaction mixture, which contains an intermediate of the formula BrCH2 -COOZnBr, and heated under reflux until all the zinc has dissolved. After the alcholate formed has been decomposed with dilute hydrochloric acid, the mixture is worked up in the customary manner to give 3-(2',4'-difluoro-4-biphenylyl)-3-hydroxybutyric acid, m.p. 121°-123°.

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