反应详情

Treatment of 2-bromo-5-chlorotoluene (5.0 g, 24.33 mmol) with 2-methoxybenzeneboronic acid (4.8 g, 31.63 mmol), dichlorobis(tri-o-tolylphosphine)-palladium(II) (0.478 g, 0.608 mmol), and potassium carbonate (8.41 g, 60.83 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 37 provided 5.05 g (89%) of 4′-chloro-2′-methyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl methyl ether. Treatment of 4′-chloro-2′-methyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl methyl ether (5.05 g, 21.48 mmol) with boron tribromide (5.37 g, 1.0 M in dichloromethane) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 163 provided 4.58 g (97%) of 4′-chloro-2′-methyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2-ol as a yellow oil. Anal. calcd. for C13H11ClO: C, 71.4; H, 5.07. Found: C, 71.03; H, 4.84.