Acetic Acid → (5-Trifluoromethyl-benzo[d]isoxazol-3-ylamino)-acetic acid

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5-Trifluoromethyl-benzo[d]isoxazol-3-ylamine (2.5 g, 12.4 mmol) and glyoxylic acid monohydrate (Aldrich, 1.14 g, 12.4 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) were treated with a few drop of AcOH and heated at 80° C. for 30 min. The reaction was then cooled to room temperature and NaBCNH3 (Aldrich, 1.17 g, 18.6 mmol) was added in one portion and the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for another 2 hours. The solvent was removed and the residue was partitioned between ether and 1 N NaOH. The aqueous layer was then acidified with 1 N HCl to pH=3 and then extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to give the title compound as white solid.

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