Hydrochloric Acid → 5-[5-(5-Chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-3-yl]-pentanoic acid

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Add a solution of LiOH.H2O (2.14 g, 51.0 mmol) in water (30 mL) to a rapidly stirred solution of 5-[5-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-3-yl]-pentanoic acid ethyl ester (3.30 g, 10.2 mmol) in dioxane (60 mL), stir at room temperature overnight. After 1 hour, acidify to pH 1 with 5N HCl solution and place in refrigerator. Filter out solids and rinse with water to afford the title compound (2.73 g, 91%). MS (IS) 296 (M+1)+.

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