Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 6483399, compound

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Reaction Steps

After adding 10 ml of 4N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution to a solution of the 3.0 g (14.3 mmol) of 5-hydroxy-3-isopropoxybenzoic acid methyl ester obtained in Production Example 59 in methanol (50 ml), the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and then saturated aqueous ammonium chloride was added, extraction was performed with chloroform, and the organic layer was dried and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (chloroform:methanol=50:1) to obtain 2.44 g of 5-hydroxy-3-isopropoxybenzoic acid (yield: 87%) as a white solid.

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