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HRID 1939885Generated: October 25, 2026

(1,1'-Biphenyl)-4-carboxylic acid → (1,1'-Bi(cyclohexane))-4-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(1,1'-Biphenyl)-4-carboxylic acidHCID 66724—
CatalystRhodiumHCID 23948—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product(1,1'-Bi(cyclohexane))-4-carboxylic acidHCID 306228793.5%

Reaction Steps

Reduce a solution of 4-biphenylcarboxylic acid (10 g) in ethanol (EtOH) (175 mL) and EtOAc (30 mL) over 5% rhodium/alumina (7 g) under H2 (60 psi) for 8 days. Filter the catalyst and concentrate the solution to obtain the title compound (9.92 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05698548
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_12
ORD IDord-99b5569094014fa7afb6336024ea3b65
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_12