Methanol → 4-Cyano-3-methyl-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid

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To 550 mg of 4-cyano-3-methyl-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (2.4 mmol) in 15 mL of THF was added 5 mL of MeOH and 5 mL of 1N LiOH. The reaction was complete in 2 h. After quenching with 5 mL of 1 N HCl and work up, 4-cyano-3-methyl-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid was obtained in quantitative yield. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 2.7 (s, 3 H) 7.7 (m, 1 H) 7.9 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 1 H) 8.1 (m, 1 H).

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