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HRID 1977270Generated: October 30, 2026

4'-Hydroxy-4-biphenylcarboxylic acid → Methyl 4'-hydroxy(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4'-Hydroxy-4-biphenylcarboxylic acidHCID 301556—
ReactantHydrochloride methanolHCID 21893726—
ProductMethyl 4'-hydroxy(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-carboxylateHCID 1490289—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 4-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)benzoic acid (25.6 g) in 10% hydrochloric acid-methanol was stirred for 3 days at room temperature. Then the solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was triturated with toluene-ethyl acetate (20:1) to afford methyl 4-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)benzoate (26.5 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06232290B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_05
ORD IDord-930c20934dd64b0f8000cd77c91c6aab
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_05