Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-oxo-6-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-1(2H)-yl)acetic acid

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To a stirring solution of methyl 2-(2-oxo-6-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-1(2H)-yl)acetate (4.8 g, 16.8 mmol) in THF/water (25 mL/5 mL, 5:1) was added LiOH.H2O (3.52 g, 84.2 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred overnight. The crude mixture was slowly acidified with 1N HCl and then extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give 2-(2-oxo-6-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-1(2H)-yl)acetic acid (4.3 g). Retention time (min)=3.005, method [7], MS (ESI) 272.1 (M+H).

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