Water → 1-(4'-Acetylbiphenyl-4-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid isopropyl ester

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To 1-(biphenyl-4-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid isopropyl ester (10.2 g, 36 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (100 mL) was added aluminum chloride (10.2 g, 76.5 mmol) followed by acetyl chloride (5.97 g, 76.5 mmol). The solution was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours then slowly poured into water. The organic layer was separated and extracted 1 time with sodium potassium tartrate solution (20 g in 250 mL water). The organic layer was dried and evaporated to yield 12.6 g of the title compound.

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