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

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Add a solution of LiOH (1.04 g, 43.6 mmol) in water (15 mL) to a rapidly stirred solution of 4-[5-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-3-yl]-butyric acid methyl ester (2.28 g, 8.7 mmol) in dioxane (120 mL), stir at room temperature overnight After 1 hour, acidify to pH 1 with 5N HCl solution and concentrate to remove the majority of the dioxane. Add water to residue and place in refrigerator overnight Filter out solids, wash with water, dry in a 50° C. vacuum oven for 6 hours to afford the title compound (3.11 g, 87%). MS (IS) 262 (M+1)+.

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