Sodium Hydroxide → 6-Cyano-4,4-diphenylhexanoic acid

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To a solution of ethyl 6-cyano-4,4-diphenylhexanoate (25.5 g) in ethanol (400 ml) was added 1N-aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (120 ml) and the mixture was heated and stirred at 60° C. for 1 hour. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the group was made acidic to with 1N-hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate (200 ml×2). The extract was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated to dryness. The group (25 g) was recrystallized from chloroform-hexane to provide the title compound (22 g) as white powder.

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