Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 3-(4-biphenylylthio)lactate

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To a stirred suspension of ethyl 3-(4-biphenylylthio)-2-oxopropionate (1.44 g, 0.0048 mole) in isopropanol (24 ml) was added sodium borohydride (0.18 g, 0.0048 mole). After 2 hrs., water (75 ml) and 2 N HCl (0.5 ml) were added. The mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (2×150 ml). The contents of the combined extracts, after drying (Na2SO4) and concentration, were chromatographed on silica gel (120 g) using 1,1,1-trichloroethane as eluting solvent to obtain 0.35 g (24%) of ethyl 3-(4-biphenylylthio)lactate, m.p. 101.5°-102° C.

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