PROCESSES FOR PREPARING (R)-1-(5-CHLORO-[1,1`-BIPHENYL]-2-YL)-2,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANOL AND 1-(5-CHLORO-[1,1`-BIPHENYL]-2-YL)-2,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANONE

The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of (R)-1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, 1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanone, and intermediates thereof, which are useful in the preparation of inhibitors of TPH1 for the treatment of, for example, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, inflammatory, metabolic, low bone mass diseases, serotonin syndrome, and cancer.