Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(2,3-Dimethylphenoxy)butanoic acid

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A mixture of ethyl 4-(2,3-dimethylphenoxy)butanoate (22.28 g, 94 mmol), 4 N LiOH (94 mL, 377 mmol) in dioxane (50 mL) was heated at 60° C. for 4 h. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was adjusted to pH 2-3 with 3 N HCl, and extracted with EtOAc (2×10 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to afford the title compound (20 g, 100% yield). LCMS, [M−H]+=207.1. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.02 (dd, J=8.2, 7.5 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 6.67 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.60 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 2.25 (s, 3H), 2.18-2.09 (m, 2H), 2.12 (s, 3H).

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