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Production method of 2-cyclohexyl- 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid intermediate therefor and production method thereof
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to production of 2-cyclohexyl-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid useful as an intermediate for pharmaceutical products, by an industrial means, economically, safely in a good yield. Novel 2-(2′-cyclohexen-1′-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid ester obtained by reacting cyclohexene and benzoylformic acid ester in the presence of a Lewis acid is hydrolyzed and reduced to give 2-cyclohexyl-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid.