Sodium Hydroxide → 4-[[(1,1-Dimethylethoxy)carbonyl]amino]-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)benzeneacetic acid

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To a stirred solution of methyl 4-(tert-butyloxycarbonylamino)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phenylacetate (0.90 g, 2.5 mmol) in MeOH (15 mL) was added aqueous NaOH (2.5 mL of a 3 N solution, 7.5 mmol). The mixture was refluxed for 1 h. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the residue was partitioned between EtOAc (100 mL) and 0.25 M aqueous citric acid (25 mL). The organic phase was separated, washed with water (25 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 4-(tert-butyloxycarbonylamino)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-phenylacetic acid as an amorphous solid (HPLC retention time=8.8 min (method A)).

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