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HRID 973712Generated: October 29, 2026

4,4'-Dihydroxybiphenyl → 4,4'-Bis-(2-chloro-3-methylpentanoyloxy)-biphenyl

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4,4'-DihydroxybiphenylHCID 7112—
Reactant(2S,3S)-2-Chloro-3-methylvaleric AcidHCID 11051847—
Product4,4'-Bis-(2-chloro-3-methylpentanoyloxy)-biphenylHCID 19988336—

Reaction Steps

An excess of (S,S)-3-methyl-2-chloropentanoic acid is reacted with 4,4'-bis-hydroxybiphenyl analogously to Example 1. Customary working up gives optically active 4,4'-bis-(2-chloro-3-methylpentanoyloxy)-biphenyl.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05064569
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_11
ORD IDord-40e71f0a734441818f291f1b2227f104
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_11