Lithium Hydroxide → HCID 11708094, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 100 mL round-bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar and nitrogen inlet was charged with the acetate ester 14 (5.306 g, 25 mmol) and a solution of LiOH (8.392 g, 200 mmol) in 53 mL of H2O. The reaction was stirred for 3 h at room temperature. TLC (2:1:0.5 Hexane:EtOAc:HOAc) indicated reaction was complete. 20 mL of MTBE was added and the aqueous phase removed to a separate flask. The aqueous solution was cooled to ˜5-10° C. and acidified to pH˜2 with concentrated HCl. A small amount of precipitate was removed by filtration at room temperature. The filtrate was extracted with 3×40 mL of MTBE and the combined organic layers dried over sodium sulphate and rotovaped to a yellow oil that solidified upon cooling to give 2.798 g (72%) of the hydroxy acid 16.

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