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106<br />

13 C NMR (DMSO-d6): δ = 167.2, 143.3, 137.0, 133.5, 130.7, 130.5, 125.8 ppm.<br />

C14H8Br2O4 (400.02) calcd. C 42.04% H 2.02%<br />

found C 42.26% H 2.03%.<br />

Optical resolution of (±)-(PM)-6,6’-Dibromobiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylic acid (37):<br />

Racemic diacid (37; 8.2 g, 21 mmol) was dissolved in boiling ethanol (40 mL) and quinine<br />

(6.7 g, 21 mmol) was added. The mixture was heated for a further 30 min until it became a<br />

clear yellow solution and the temperature was slowly brought to 25 °C where crystallization<br />

occurred. The diastereoisomeric salt was filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to give<br />

colorless crystals (7.03 g). Decomposition with 10% hydrochloric acid (40 mL, 80 mmol) and<br />

the usual extraction protocol with ethyl acetate (2 × 30 mL) afforded the enriched (-)-(P)-(37)<br />

enantiomer. This protocol was repeated until optical rotatory power remained constant;<br />

colorless prisms; m.p. 234 - 236 °C; [ ] 20<br />

α D = -7.3 (c = 1.02, ethanol); yield: 6.26 g (42%).<br />

The residue obtained after evaporation of the combined mother liquor was decomposed the<br />

same way to afford colorless prisms of the (+)-(M)-(37) enantiomer; m.p. 232 - 234 °C;<br />

[ ] 20<br />

α D<br />

= +7.1 (c = 1.0, ethanol); yield: 5.81 g (39%).<br />

C14H8Br2O4 (400.02) calcd. C 42.04% H 2.02%<br />

found C 42.20% H 2.04%.<br />

(±)-(PM)-Dimethyl-6,6’-dibromobiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylate (38): (±)-(PM)-6,6’-<br />

Dibromobiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylic acid (37; 4.0 g, 10 mmol) was dissolved in methanol<br />

(0.10 mL) with a catalytic amount of 96% sulfuric acid and heated at 60 °C for 7 h. The<br />

mixture was then cooled down to 25 °C and crystallyzation occurred spontaneously. The solid<br />

was collected by filtration and washed with water and cold methanol to afford white prisms;<br />

m.p. 169 - 171 °C (ref. [15] m.p. 173 - 174 °C); yield: 3.77 g (88%).<br />

1 H NMR: δ = 8.08 (dd, J = 7.8, 1.0 Hz, 2H), 7.86 (dd, J = 7.8, 1.0 Hz, 2 H), 7.37<br />

(t, J = 7.9 Hz, 2 H), 3.66 (s, 6 H) ppm.<br />

13 C NMR: δ = 166.0, 142.8, 136.6, 131.3, 129.7, 129.1, 125.2, 52.4 ppm.<br />

(-)-(P)-Dimethyl-6,6’-dibromobiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylate (P-38): Prepared following the<br />

same protocol, starting from (-)-(P)-6,6’-dibromobiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylic acid (37); m.p.<br />

20<br />

D<br />

104 - 105 °C; [ α<br />

] = -6.2 (c = 0.54, acetone).

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