Trifluoroacetic acid → (3RS)-3-acetoxytetradecanoic acid

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Trifluoroacetic acid (32 ml) was added to t-butyl (3RS)-3-acetoxytetradecanoate (14 g) under ice-cooling. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of benzene and toluene, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give (3RS)-3-acetoxytetradecanoic acid (10.0 g).

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