Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 68489933, compound

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Add 2 N sodium hydroxide (15 mL) to a solution of 7-[3-(2-methoxyphenyl)isoxazol-5-yl]heptanoic acid methyl ester (2.89 g, 8 mmol) in methanol (50 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen and stir for 3 hours. Remove the solvent under reduced pressure, dilute the residue with water (100 mL), and wash with methyl tert-butyl ether (100 mL). Acidify the mixture to pH 1 with 1 N HCl and extract with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). Wash the combined organic extracts with water (100 mL) and brine (100), dry over sodium sulfate, and remove the solvent under reduced pressure to provide 7-[3-(2-methoxyphenyl)isoxazol-5-yl]heptanoic acid (2.41 g, 98%): APCI mass spectrum m/z 302 [C17H21lNO4−H]−.

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