Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 24772034, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A 200 ml 3-neck round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer bar and a reflux condenser was charged with 4.99 g (40 mmol) of 2-fluoro-5-methyl phenol, 9.01 g (44 mmol) of ethyl 4-bromobutyrate, 6.63 g (48 mmol) potassium carbonate and 120 ml of 2-butanone. The slurry heated to reflux. After stirring for 14.5 hr at reflux, the reaction mixture was cooled to 25° C., filtered and concentrated. The residue was taken up in water (200 ml) and treated with 42 ml (84 mmol) 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 2 hours and cooled to 25° C. The yellow solution was acidified with 45 ml 2N aqueous hydrochloric acid. The resulting white solid was isolated by filtration washing with twice with water then twice with hexanes to yield 7.64 g (90%), mp 62-64° C. Combustion analysis: Found: C, 62.2%; H, 6.19%; Calculated: C, 62.26%; H, 6.17%; 1H NMR analysis (d6-DMSO): δ 12.2, broad s, 1H, (COOH); δ7.0, m, 2H (aryl H); δ 6.7, s, 1H (aryl H); δ 4.0, t, 2H (CH2 α ArO); δ 2.4, t, 2H (CH2 α COOH); δ 2.21, s, 3H (CH3 para F); δ 1.90, m, 2H (CH2 β COOH).

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