Dimethyl 2-(4'-methoxy-3-nitrobiphenyl-4-yl)malonate → 4'-Methoxy-3-nitrobiphenyl-4-acetic acid

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Crude dimethyl 4′-methoxy-3-nitro-biphenyl-4-malonate was heated at 100° C. in 60 mL of 6N hydrochloric acid for 15 hours and cooled. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and hexane, and dried to give 7.2 g of crude 4′-methoxy-3-nitrobiphenyl-4-acetic acid as a light tan solid.

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