Cl.[F:2][C:3]([F:20])([F:19])[C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13](CC#N)=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)=[CH:6][CH:5]=1.[OH-:21].[Na+].[O:23]1[CH2:28][CH2:27]OCC1>>[F:2][C:3]([F:20])([F:19])[C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([CH2:27][C:28]([OH:23])=[O:21])=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)=[CH:6][CH:5]=1Concentrated hydrochloric acid (37%, 1 mL) is added to a solution of (4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-4-yl)-acetonitrile (0.290 g, 1.11 mmol) in [1,4]dioxane (2 mL), heated at 110° C. for six hours, cooled to room temperature and adjust pH to 3 using 5.0 N sodium hydroxide, extracted with ethyl acetate three times. Organics are dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to provide 0.280 g (11.0 mmol, 90%) of title compound.
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