Triphenylphosphonium → Methyl 2-naphthoate

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Reaction Steps

For example, 4'-alkoxy-4-bromobiphenyl (17) is reacted with triphenylphosphin to obtain triphenylphosphonium salt of 4'-alkoxybiphenyl (21). The thus obtained triphenylphosphonium salt of 41 -alkoxybiphenyl (21) is reacted with 6-formyl-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid methyl ester as a solution in such as methylene chrolide and then the resulting compound is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of the reducing catalyst such as paradium carbon in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran (THF) to obtain 6-[4'-alkoxy-4-biphenyl)ethyl]-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid methyl ester. The resulting 6-[4'-alkoxy-4-biphenyl)ethyl]-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid methyl ester is hydrolysised to obtain 6-[4'-alkoxy-4-biphenyl)ethyl]-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (22).

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