4-Hydroxybiphenyl → HCID 476768, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a 4 L three-necked round bottom flask fitted with a mechanical stirrer and a condenser were added 125.0 g of 4-hydroxybiphenyl (0.734 mol), 154.5 g of 6-bromo-1-hexanol (0.853 mol), 690 g of potassium carbonate, and 2500 ml of acetone. The reaction mixture was stirred and heated at reflux for 4 days and then filtered. The acetone was removed on a rotary evaporator, the residue was recrystallized from a mixture of ethyl acetate and hexanes to afford 188 g of white crystals (95%): mp 92-94° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ (ppm) 1.30-1.84 (m, 8H), 3.65 (t, 2H), 3.99 (t, 2H), 6.98 (d, 2H), 7.32-7.56 (m, 7H).

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