Sodium Hydroxide → 3-Methyl-4-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzoic acid

HRID 219774

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([C:8]([O:10]C)=[O:9])[CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]=1[C:18]([F:21])([F:20])[F:19].[OH-].[Na+]>CCO.O>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([C:8]([OH:10])=[O:9])[CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]=1[C:18]([F:19])([F:20])[F:21]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 60 °C

Procedure

To a solution of methyl 2-methyl-2′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-carboxylate, prepared in step 1 (3 g; 10.19 mmol; 1 eq.) in EtOH (90 mL), was added at RT an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (6.12 mL; 5 M; 30.58 mmol; 3 eq.). The reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for one hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give a brown solid. It was taken up in water (400 mL) and the aqueous phase was washed twice with EtOAc (200 mL). Aqueous phase was acidified with concentrated HCl (2 mL) to pH 2. Then it was concentrated under vacuum until a precipitate was formed (⅓ of volume). The suspension was filtered off and dried under vacuum, affording the title compound as a beige solid (2.41 g, 84%). 1H NMR: (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz) δ 13.03 (s, 1H), 7.91-7.68 (m, 5H), 7.38-7.36 (d, J=8.27 Hz, 1H), 7.27-7.25 (d, J=8.24 Hz, 1H), 2.05 (s, 3H). LC/MS (Method A): 279.0 (M−H)−. HPLC (Method A) Rt 4.49 min (Purity: 95.7%).

Workup

concentrationThe reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum
customto give a brown solid
washthe aqueous phase was washed twice with EtOAc (200 mL)
concentrationThen it was concentrated under vacuum until a precipitate
customwas formed (⅓ of volume)
filtrationThe suspension was filtered off
customdried under vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-50b1b3cf03a945c0a25f99461b0a7743
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2012_06
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08202865B2

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