Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(Benzyloxy)-5-bromobenzoic acid

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Solid LiOH (0.53 g, 12.59 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of phenylmethyl 5-bromo-2-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]benzoate (may be prepared as described in Description 4; 1 g, 2.52 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) and water (4.00 ml) in air at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. overnight. After cooling to room temperature, the solvent was removed to obtain a white solid, which was dissolved in water (100 ml) and stirred in ice-water bath. 1N HCl (aq) was added to adjust the pH to 4. The white solid was filtered and dried in vacuum to yield the title compound as a white solid. 0.78 g.

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