Ethanol → Ethyl 5-propyl-2-(3',4',5'-trifluoro-3-hydroxybiphenyl-4-yl)cyclohexanecarboxylate

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10 g (26.9 mmol) of 8-propyl-3-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-6-one from Example 1 (1.2.) are dissolved in THF and hydrogenated to cessation in the presence of palladium/active carbon catalyst. The mixture is subsequently filtered, the solvent is removed under reduced pressure, and the residue is dissolved in abs. ethanol and, after addition of 5.5 g (80.7 mmol) of sodium ethoxide, refluxed overnight. After addition of water, the mixture is acidified, the solution is extracted with MTB ether and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent is removed under reduced pressure, and the crude product is purified by crystallisation, giving ethyl 5-propyl-2-(3′,4′,5′-trifluoro-3-hydroxybiphenyl-4-yl)cyclohexanecarboxylate.

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