2-Hydroxy-3''-nitro-biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid → 3-(3-Amino-2-hydroxyphenyl)benzoic acid

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A solution of 2′-hydroxy-3′-nitrobiphenyl-3-carboxylic acid (800 g, 3.2 mol) in methanol (5 L) was hydrogenated over 5% Pd/C (160 g) at room temperature for 8 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered, concentrated and slurried in THF (2.5 L) to give 3′-amino-2′-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxylic acid (690 g, 50.5%) as a brown solid. PXRD analysis provided the diffractogram as shown in FIG. 32.

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