2-Mercaptoethanol → 2'-(2-Hydroxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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2′-(2-Hydroxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester was synthesized as described for 4′-(2-hydroxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. 2′-Bromomethyl-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (5.77 g, 18.1 mmol, 1 eq.) in anhydrous DMF was treated with 2-mercaptoethanol (2.83 g, 36.2 mmol, 2 eq.) and potassium carbonate (7.50 g, 54.3 mmol, 3 eq.). When complete, the reaction was worked up as described leaving a yellow oil

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