(2-(Benzyloxy)biphenyl-3-yl)(2'-methoxybiphenyl-3-yl)(phenyl)methanol → 3'-((2-(Benzyloxy)biphenyl-3-yl)(phenyl)methyl)-2-methoxybiphenyl

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A solution of 26 (0.85 g, 1.55 mmol) in acetonitrile (50 mL) and 50% aqueous hypophosphorous acid (21 mL) was kept at reflux for 3.5 hr. The acetonitrile was removed in vacuo, the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate (150 mL) and water (80 mL). Phases were separated. The organic phase was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate (2×80 mL) and water (2×80 mL) dried over sodium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was removed on a rotary evaporator. The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica (45 g) with 2% ethyl acetate in heptane (4 L) to yield pure D2 (0.42 g, 69%).

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