Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid

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28% Sodium methoxide in methanol (50 ml) was added to a solution of 3-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (20.8 g) in dimethylsulfoxide (200 ml). The mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 3.5 hours. After cooling at room temperature, the resulting mixture was poured into ice-water (1.5 l) and made acidic with diluted hydrochloric acid. After being stirred for 30 minutes, the resulting precipitates were collected by filtration and air-dried to give a colorless powder of 3-methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (22.95 g).

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