Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Phenylbenzaldehyde

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To a solution of 22.84 g (95.0 mmol) of 3-bromobiphenyl in 280 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran was added 61 ml (99.8 mmol) of n-butyllithium (1.64 mol/liter, n-hexane solution) at −70 ° C. under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour, and to this was added dropwise 36.55 g (0.50 mol) of N,N-dimethylformamide. The resultant mixture was stirred overnight, while being slowly warmed to room temperature. To the reaction solution was added 400 ml of about 5% aqueous hydrochloric acid, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The mixture was extracted with tert-butyl methyl ether, and the organic layer was washed with an about 5% aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate and water, then dried and concentrated. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (eluted with n-hexane, then n-hexane:ethyl acetate=15:1) to obtain 13.95 g (76.56 mmol) of 3-phenylbenzaldehyde.

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