Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid

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A solution of (2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-acetic acid tert-butyl ester (40 g, 135.7 mmol) in dioxane (100 mL) containing conc. HCl (31.3 mL) was stirred at 50° C. for 5 h. After cooling the mixture to r.t., it was diluted with Et2O and the organic layer was washed with H2O (3×). The organic phase was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Recrystallization of the residue with AcOEt-hexane yielded the title compound as a solid showing: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.55 (dd, 1H, J=1.0, 8.0 Hz), 7.47 (d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 3.92 (s, 2H). MS (ESI) m/z 237 (M−H)−.

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