Hydrochloric Acid → 2',4'-Dichloro-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid

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2′,4′-Dichloro-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (3 g) was dissolved in a mixture of THF (25 mL) and methanol (25 mL). 1 M NaOH (50 mL) was added and the mixture stirred for 4 hours by which stage a clear solution had formed. Conc. HCl was added and the precipitate was collected as a white solid. Toluene was added and the mixture was evaporated to dryness to give the title compound as a white solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.20 (2H, m), 7.52 (2H, m), 7.64 (1H, s) and 8.12 (2H, m).

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