Methanol → 5-Bromo-2-(1-carboxy-ethoxy)-benzoic acid

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A solution of 5-bromo-2-(1-ethoxycarbonyl-ethoxy)-benzoic acid methyl ester (41.1 g, 124 mmol) in a mixture of THF (250 mL), MeOH (250 mL) and a 5 M aqueous NaOH solution (300 mL) is heated under reflux (85° C.) for 16 h. After cooling to room temperature the resulting suspension is concentrated by rotary evaporation. The residue is dissolved in water and acidified with an aqueous concentrated HCl solution under cooling with ice. The aqueous phase is extracted twice with EtOAc and the combined organic layers are washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated at reduced pressure to afford the title compound as a beige solid (31.5 g, 109 mmol, 88%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6, 298 K): δ=13.04 (bs, 2H), 7.72 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (dd, J=8.9, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 4.90 (q, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 1.49 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H). MS (ES+): 289 (M(C10H979BrO5)+H)+.

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