Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Fluoro-2-(quinolin-6-yl)acetic acid

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To a solution containing methyl 2-fluoro-2-(quinolin-6-yl)acetate (0.49 g, 2.2 mmol) in methanol (3.0 ml) was added sodium hydroxide (5 M, 1.0 ml, 5.0 mmol). The mixture was stirred at rt for 48 h and then neutralized with 5 N HCl (1.0 mL). The solution was allowed to sit overnight during which time a precipitate formed. The solution was filtered and the filtercake washed with cold water then dried under vacuum to afford the title compound as a tan solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 206 (M+1).

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