Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 69143247, compound

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A mixture of 2,2-dimethyl-(4-biphenyl)acetic acid, methyl ester (4.18 g, 16.5 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (3.29 g) in ethanol (57 mL) and water (25 mL) was heated under reflux for 18 hours. The mixture was cooled to rt and acidified to pH 2 with 6N HCl. The precipitate was collected by filtration, and recrystallized from ether to give 2,2-dimethyl-(4-biphenyl)acetic acid (1.37 g, 5.7 mmol, 35%).

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