Hydrochloric Acid → 2-[(1,1'-Biphenyl)-3-yl]ethanol

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To a solution of 3-bromobiphenyl (18 g, 77 mmol) in diethyl ether (150 ml) under N2 cooled to -78° C. was added 1.6 M t-butyl lithium in pentane (100 ml, 0.16 mole) vi a cannula over a 15 minute period. The solution was stirred 30 minutes at -78° C., ethylene oxide (9 g, 0.2 mole added and the reaction mixture allowed to warm to room temperature over a 1 hour period. The solution was boiled briefly to drive off excess ethylene oxide, transferred to a separatory funnel, a small volume of water added, and neutralized with concentrated HCl. The organic solution was dried (MgSO4) concentrated in vacuo a nd the residue purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate:hexane (1:4) to give 2-(3-biphenylyl)ethanol (10.5 g). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 60 MHz) δ: 2.81 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H, CH2), 3.76 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H, CH2) , 6.95-7.70 (m, 9H, Ar).

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