Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → 1-(5-Chloro-4'-methyl-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)biphenyl-3-yl)cyclobutane carboxylic acid

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A mixture of ethyl 1-(5-chloro-4′-methyl-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)biphenyl-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxylate (300 mg, 0.70 mmol) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (280 mg, 11.6 mmol) in a MeOH/THF/Water solvent mixture (10 ml/10 ml/10/ml) was stirred for 3 h at room temperature. After completion of the reaction, the volatiles were removed under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water, acidified with 5% HCl solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×25 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water, dried with Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Flash Column Chromatography to give 1-(5-chloro-4′-methyl-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)biphenyl-3-yl)cyclobutane carboxylic acid (185 mg, 66%) as white solid. 1HNMR (CDCl3): 7.42 (m, 2H); 7.32 (s, 1H), 7.23 (d, 2H), 7.18 (s, 1H), 3.87 (q, 2H); 2.85 (m, 2H), 2.54 (m, 2H), 2.39 (s, 3H), 2.12 (m, 1H); 1.83 (m, 1H).

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