(1,1'-Biphenyl)-2-ol → HCID 4539764, compound

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In 10 ml of acetonitrile, 1.0 g of o-phenylphenol and 1.29 ml of ethyl bromoacetate were added in the presence of 1.76 ml of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU) and the resultant mixture was refluxed for 8 hr. The reaction mixture was treated similarly to that in Example 28 (Process 2) to give 1.46 g of ethyl o-phenylphenoxyacetate. The ester was dissolved in 30 ml of ethanol, mixed with 10.8 ml of 1N-NaOH aqueous solution and stirred for 12 hr. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure, acidified by the addition of 1N-HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The dried solution was evaporated under reduced pressure and o-phenylphenoxyacetic acid was crystallized as DCHA salt from ether with the yield of 1.59 g.

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