Methyl 5-(benzyloxy)-2-cyclopropyl-2',4'-difluorobiphenyl-4-carboxylate → Methyl 2-cyclopropyl-2',4'-difluoro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-4-carboxylate

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A mixture of methyl 5-(benzyloxy)-2-cyclopropyl-2′,4′-difluorobiphenyl-4-carboxylate (20.3 g), 10% palladium carbon (containing 55% water, 10.0 g), and THF (100 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour in a hydrogen atmosphere of balloon pressure. The catalyst was filtered off, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain the title compound (15.0 g).

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