Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 59997883, compound

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from tert-butyl methyl-6-[(1R,3S)-3-(5-methyl-2-p-tolyloxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-cyclohexyloxymethyl]benzoate: 200 g (396 mmol) of tert-butyl methyl-6-[(1R,3S)-3-(5-methyl-2-p-tolyloxazol-4-ylmethoxy)cyclohexyloxymethyl]benzoate are dissolved in n-heptane. 300 g (2.6 mol) of trifluoroacetic acid are added. The reaction is stirred at RT for 24 hours and subsequently concentrated fully by evaporation. The residue is taken up in 1.0 l of diisopropyl ether and washed four time with 500 ml each time of water. Subsequently, 1.0 l of water is added and a basic pH is established by addition of sodium hydroxide solution (4 M). After phase separation, the aqueous phase is washed twice with 400 ml each time of diisopropyl ether. After addition of 1.6 l of diisopropyl ether, the mixture is acidified with hydrochloric acid (2 M). After phase separation, the organic phase is washed four times with 500 ml each time of water and subsequently concentrated to about a third of the volume. 2-methyl-6-[(1R,3S)-3-(5-methyl-2-p-tolyloxazol-4-ylmethoxy)cyclohexyloxymethyl]benzoic acid precipitates out as a crystalline solid and is filtered off. After drying under reduced pressure, 2-methyl-6-[(1R,3S)-3-(5-methyl-2-p-tolyloxazol-4-ylmethoxy)cyclohexyloxymethyl]benzoic acid is obtained in 66% yield.

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