Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 4,6-Di-t-butyl-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-2-carboxylic acid

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Under a nitrogen atmosphere, a solution of 0.19 g of 4,6-di-t-butyl-2-methyl-5-trimethylsilyloxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-2-carboxylic acid in 1 ml of THF was cooled to 0° C. and 1 ml of tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (1.0 mmol/ml THF solution) was added dropwise to this solution and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. After the reaction was quenched by adding a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, the mixture was extracted with water and diethyl ether, and the combined organic layers were washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then concentrated to give 0.14 g of 4,6-di-t-butyl-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-2-carboxylic acid as a colorless solid (yield 91%).

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