Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-[2-[(E)-(4-tert-butylphenyl)methylideneamino]oxyethoxy]-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]oxybenzoic acid

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To a solution of 4-{2-[({(E)-[4-(tert-butyl)phenyl]methylidene}amino)oxy]ethoxy}-2-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]oxy}benzoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.387 g, 0.66 mmol) in methylene chloride (15 mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (0.400 mL, 2.83 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight, poured into brine and the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organics dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography using ethyl acetate/hexanes (20/80)+1% formic acid to afford the title compound (0.300 g, 86%) as a white solid. mp=146.3-147.9° C.; mass spectrum (+APCI, M+H) m/z 530. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6); δ 12.70 (bs, 1H), 8.28 (d, 2H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.95 (m, 3H), 7.52 (d, 2H), 7.40 (d, 2H), 7.03 (m, 2H), 4.44 (t, 2H), 4.38 (t, 2H), 1.26 (s, 9H). Elemental analysis: Calcd. for C28H26F3NO6: C, 63.51; H, 4.95; N, 2.65, Found: C, 63.15; H, 4.90; N, 2.64.

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