Citric Acid → 4-[(3-Chlorophenoxy)methyl]benzoic acid

Reaction equation

[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=1)[O:5][CH2:6][C:7]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:10]([C:11]([O:13]C)=[O:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=1.[Li+].[OH-].C(O)(=O)CC(CC(O)=O)(C(O)=O)O>C1COCC1.CO.O>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=1)[O:5][CH2:6][C:7]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:10]([C:11]([OH:13])=[O:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=1

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Procedure

A mixture of compound 35c (340 mg, 1.18 mmol) and LiOH (114 mg, 4.74 mmol) in THF/MeOH/H2O (3/3/3 mL) was stirred for 4 h. A 15% citric acid solution (10 mL) was added. The mixture was then extracted with EtOAc (3×). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resultant residue, compound 35d (230 mg) was dried under reduced pressure for 18 h and used without further purification.