Water → 4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-methoxybenzoic acid

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To a solution of 4′-chloro-3-methoxy-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 8, (0.615 g, 2.22 mmol) in THF (20 mL) and H2O (5 mL) at room temperature is added LiOH (0.932 g, 22.2 mmol). The resulting suspension is heated to reflux for 2 hours. The reaction is cooled and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product is acidified using conc. HCl and the resulting solid is collected by filtration washed with H2O and dried to afford 0.532 g (91%) of the desired product as a grey solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 10.69 (1 H, br s), 8.26 (1 H, d, J=8.1 Hz), 7.53-7.58 (2 H, m), 7.44-7.50 (2 H, m), 7.33 (1 H, dd, J=8.1, 1.6 Hz), 7.20 (1 H, d, J=1.3 Hz), 4.17 (3 H, s). HPLC-MS: m/z 263 [M+H]+.

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