Ethyl Acetate → 3-(2',4'-Difluoro-4-biphenylyl)butyric acid

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1 g. of 3-(2',4'-difluoro-4-biphenylyl)-3-butenoic acid, obtained by reacting 3-(2',4'-difluoro-4-biphenylyl)-3-oxopropionic acid ethyl ester with triphenylphosphinemethylene and saponifying the reaction product, is dissolved in 25 ml. of ethyl acetate and hydrogenated on 0.1 g. of platinum at 20° and under 1 atmosphere until the absorption of hydrogen has ceased. The mixture is filtered and the filtrate is evaporated to give 3-(2',4'-difluoro-4-biphenylyl)butyric acid, m.p. 109°-110°.

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