Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)isothiazole-5-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of methyl 3-phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)isothiazole-5-carboxylate (50 mg, 0.174 mmol) in THF (0.5 mL) was added a 1M LiOH solution (0.2mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The pH of the reaction mixture was made acidic using 1N HCl and the solid that separates out was collected by filtration and dried in vacuo to yield 3-phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)isothiazole-5-carboxylic acid (42 mg, 0.154 mmol, 88% yield) as a pale yellow solid. LC/MS M+1=274.

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