Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Chloro-3',5'-difluoro-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylbiphenyl-2-carbaldehyde

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To a mixture of 6-acetyl-4-chloro-3′,5′-difluoro-3-methylbiphenyl-2-carbonitrile (2.43 g, 7.95 mmol) in methylene chloride (50 mL) was added 1.0 M diisobutylaluminum hydride in hexane (19.9 mL, 19.9 mmol) at −78° C. The reaction was warmed to rt over 2 h with stirring. 5.0 M Hydrogen chloride in water (70 mL) was added slowly, and stirring was continued for 1 h. The resultant mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated to dry. The residue was purified on silica gel, eluting with 0 to 50% EtOAc in hexanes, to give the desired product (2.4 g, 97%). LCMS calculated for C16H12ClF2O (M-OH)+: m/z=293.1; Found: 293.1.

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