Hydrochloric Acid → 4-((3-(Azido(phenyl)methyl)phenoxy)methyl)benzoic acid

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To a stirred suspension of methyl 4-((3-(azido(phenyl)methyl)phenoxy)-methyl)benzoate (1 g, 2.79 mmol) in methanol (25 mL), was added 2M sodium hydroxide (25 mL). The reaction was allowed to stir at room temperature for 3 days. Tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 4 hours followed by 16 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was acidified with 10% hydrochloric acid, extracted with dichloromethane, dried (sodium sulphate), filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1 g, quantitative).

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