Ethanol → 3-Trifluoromethyl-4-(2-(S)-butoxy)benzoic acid

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A solution of 550 mg (2.2 mmol) of 3-trifluoromethyl-4-(2-(S)-methylpropyloxy)benzonitrile (from Step A) in 5 mL of EtOH was treated with 1.5 mL of 5.0 N NaOH and was heated to 80° C. for 3 h. The reaction was then concentrated, treated with 2 N HCl, extracted with 30 mL of EtOAc, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated which afforded 600 mg of the title compound: 1H NMR (500 Mhz) δ 0.99 (t, J=7.3, 3H), 1.43 (d, J=5.9, 3H), 1.73–1.83 (m, 2H), 4.54 (septet, 1H), 7.02 (d, J=8.9, 1H), 8.21 (d, J=8.9, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H).

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