Sulfuric Acid → 2-Amino-5-(tetrahydro-furan-2-yl)-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoic acid methyl ester

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A solution of 2-acetylamino-5-(tetrahydro-furan-2-yl)-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoic acid methyl ester (8.25 g, 24.9 mmol) in MeOH (100 mL) and water (10 mL) was cooled to 0° C. Concd H2SO4 (6.88 mL, 125 mmol) was added dropwise. The solution was refluxed for 45 min, cooled to r.t., diluted with ice/water and extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase was dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 1:4 EtOAc/hexanes) to give the title product (5.06 g, 68%) as colorless crystals. m.p.: 131-136° C., API-ES: m/z 290 [M+H]+.

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