Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(4'-Ethoxy-2,2',3,3'-tetrafluorobiphenyl-4-yl)acetoaldehyde

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4-Ethoxy-2,2′,3,3′-tetrafluoro-4′-(2-methoxyvinyl)biphenyl (8) (18.5 g) prepared in the sixth step was dissolved in acetone (200 ml) and hydrochloric acid (6M; 200 ml) was added, and the stirring was continued at room temperature for 1 hour. Water (200 ml) was added, and the water layer was extracted with toluene (100 ml) three times. The combined organic layer was washed with water and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to leave 2-(4′-ethoxy-2,2′,3,3′-tetrafluorobiphenyl-4-yl)acetoaldehyde (9) (17.2 g) in 97.2% yield.

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