Acetic Acid → 4-(1H-Imidazol-1-yl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-benzoic acid

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A mixture of 4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-benzonitrile (1.99 g, 8.4 mmol), 12 mL of acetic acid and 6 mL of 12M hydrochloric acid (37%) is shaken for 16 hours at 95° C. After cooling down the reaction mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue is dissolved in water and the pH is adjusted to ˜5-6 by dropwise addition of 1M sodium hydroxide solution. The precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried in vacuo to afford the title compound as a solid.

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