Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 2-[(2'-cyano-3-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-3-oxohexanoate

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To a mixture of 3′-fluoro-4′-methylbiphenyl-2-carbonitrile (110 g), N-bromosuccinimide (97.3 g) and benzotrifluoride (1.0 L) was added azobisisobutyronitrile (1.71 g), and the mixture was heated to an internal temperature of 78° C. and stirred for 16 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled to around 40° C., and the insoluble material was removed to give a solution of 4′-(bromomethyl)-3′-fluorobiphenyl-2-carbonitrile in benzotrifluoride. To a suspension of sodium hydride (60% in oil, 25 g) in tetrahydrofuran (750 mL) was added dropwise a solution of ethyl 3-oxohexanoate (164 g) in tetrahydrofuran (250 mL) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr, and a solution of 4′-(bromomethyl)-3′-fluorobiphenyl-2-carbonitrile in benzotrifluoride above mentioned was added at 0° C. The reaction mixture was further stirred at room temperature for 16 hr, and added to 1 M hydrochloric acid (1.0 L), and the obtained mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the obtained extract was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound as a colorless oil (145 g, 76%).

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