2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol → HCID 68153597, compound

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To a solution of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (874 μL, 12.0 mmol) at 0° C. was added NaH (60%, 520 mg, 13.0 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at this temp for 10 min, then at room temperature for 10 min. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. before methyl 4-(bromomethyl)-3-methoxybenzoate (2.59 g, 10.0 mmol) was added. The cooling bath was removed and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The mixture was poured into water and extracted with EtOAc (3×). The organics were combined, washed with water, brine, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to dryness. Crushed NaOH was added to the residue, followed by water (4 mL) and MeOH (20 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The MeOH was evaporated and the residue was taken up in 1N NaOH (30 ml) and the pH was adjusted to pH 2 with conc HCl. The precipitate was filtered, washed with water (2×) then hexanes (2×) and desiccated to give 3-methoxy-4-((2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)methyl)benzoic acid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.79 (dd, J=7.8, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (d, J=1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 4.80 (s, 2H), 4.00-3.91 (m, 5H).

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