Methanol → Methyl 5-(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoate

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A solution of 5-tert-butyl-4-(2-methoxy-ethoxymethoxy)-2-methyl benzoic acid from Example AAA (20.9 g, 70.5 mmol), MeOH (150 mL), and H2SO4 (10 mL) was refluxed for 5 hours and stirred overnight at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated by half, diluted with H2O, and extracted with EtOAc. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to give the title compound. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.36 (s, 9 H), 2.48 (s, 3 H), 3.82 (s, 3 H), 6.48 (s, 1 H), 7.87 (s, 1 H).

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