Hydrochloric Acid → 4'-Chloro-3-ethylbiphen-4-ylamine

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To a solution of N-(4′-chloro-3-ethylbiphen-4-yl)acetamide (18 g, 0.06 mol) in dioxane (126 ml), is added concentrated hydrochloric acid (36 ml) and the reaction mixture is refluxed for 2 hours. The dioxane is evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue is diluted with water, the solution made basic by addition of 2N aqueous potassium hydroxide solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×500 ml). The organic extracts are combined and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 4′-chloro-3-ethylbiphen-4-ylamine (13.5 g).

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