(alpha,alpha,alpha-Trifluoro-4-tolyl)acetic acid → Benzeneacetic acid, 4-(trifluoroMethyl)-, Methyl ester

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6.0 g (29.4 mmol) of [4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetic acid were dissolved in 67.1 ml of toluene and 46.2 ml of methanol, and 26.5 ml (52.9 mmol) of a 2 M solution of trimethylsilyldiazomethane in diethyl ether were added dropwise with cooling. After the addition had ended, cooling was removed and the mixture was stirred at RT for another 1 h, after which excess trimethylsilyldiazomethane was destroyed by addition of 2.0 ml of acetic acid. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 80:1). This gave 4.33 g of the target compound (67.6% of theory).

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