4-(4-Nitro-3-hydroxy-2,5,6-trifluoro-phenoxy)-4'-(4-benzyloxycarbonylphenoxy)octafluoro-biphenyl → 4-(4-Amino-3-hydroxy-2,5,6-trifluoro-phenoxy)-4'-(4-carboxyphenoxy)octafluoro-biphenyl

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50 g of 4-(4-nitro-3-hydroxy-2,5,6-trifluoro-phenoxy)-4'-(4-benzyloxycarbonylphenoxy)octafluoro-biphenyl prepared as described in Example 5 (0.069 mol) are dissolved in 600 ml of a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and ethyl acetate (volume ratio 1:1), and 5 g of Pd/C (palladium/carbon) are added to the solution. The mixture is then hydrogenated at room temperature in an autoclave with vigorous stirring using hydrogen at a pressure of 1 bar; after 3 days, the reaction is terminated. The orange solution is evaporated to half in a rotary evaporator and left to stand overnight at room temperature, during which the reaction product precipitates out in crystalline form. The reaction product is then dried for 48 hours under nitrogen at 40° C./10 mbar in a vacuum drying cabinet (yield: 93%).

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