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HRID 29486Generated: October 28, 2026

4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester → 4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-1-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl esterHCID 13849456—
SolventTrifluoroacetic acid methylene chlorideHCID 21863450—
Product4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-1-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acidHCID 9497662—

Reaction Steps

4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (Example 156, Step 2) was dissolved in a 40% TFA/methylene chloride solution at room temperature for 4 hours. 4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid was isolated as a white powder by evaporation of the solvent.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07420001B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_09
ORD IDord-b2d27b4ac385476d9e797053ae00c82d
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_09