Water → HCID 11424320, compound

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According to General Procedure II, methyl 2-methoxy-3-methyl-3-phenylbutanoic acid (0.49 g, 2.2 mmol, from Reference Example 38) is dissolved in methanol (10 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (10 mL). To this solution is added water (5 mL) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.18 g, 4.4 mmol), and the resulting mixture is stirred at 60° C. for 16 hours. Solvents are removed in vacuo and the residue is then dissolved in water. The solution is acidified to pH 1 with 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and then extracted thrice with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts are washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, decanted, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a light orange oil, which solidified to a straw colored crystalline solid (0.46 g, 100%). MS (ES−): (M−H)=207.0

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