Lithium Hydroxide → 3-Methoxy-4-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy)benzoic acid

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Methyl 3-methoxy-4-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy)benzoate (crude from Step 1) was dissolved in THF (5 mL) and a suspension of LiOH (550 mg, 23 mmol) in water (5 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred vigorously and heated at 60° C. for 6 h before it was concentrated to half volume. Water (5 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (1×10 mL). The aqueous layer was acidified with 4N HCl to pH 2. The resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×10 mL) and the combined organics were washed (1×10 mL H2O, 1×10 mL brine), dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to give 3-methoxy-4-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy)benzoic acid (1.0 g, 82%) as a white solid. ESI-MS m/z calc. 280.1. found 281.3 (M+1)+; Retention time: 1.34 minutes (3 min run).

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