Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Bromo-2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoic acid

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A solution of 4-bromo-2-trifluoromethoxy-benzaldehyde (550 mg, 2.04 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (27 mL) and H2O (9 mL) was cooled at 4° C. To the solution were added amidosulfuric acid (296 mg, 3.05 mmol) and sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate (1.4 g, 8.98 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 4° C. for 15 min. To the reaction mixture was added a solution of sodium chlorite (238 mg, 2.63 mmol) in H2O (1.5 mL) and stirred at 4° C. for 15 min. To the reaction mixture was added Na2CO3 (304 mg, 2.41 mmol) and stirred at 4° C. for 15 min. The mixture was acidified with conc-HCl (pH=1), and the aqueous layer was extracted with CHCl3 (three times). The combined organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, concentrated, and purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, 1% MeOH in CHCl3) to give 4-bromo-2-trifluoromethoxy-benzoic acid (471 mg, 81%) as a white solid.

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