Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(3-(2-Chloro-6-methylbenzyloxy)phenyl)acetic acid

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To a stirred solution of Ethyl 2-(3-(2-chloro-6-methylbenzyloxy)phenyl)acetate (Step B, 4.94 g, 15.5 mmol) in absolute ethanol (80 ml) was added 1N NaOH (40 ml) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours, acidified to pH 3.5-4.0 by adding 1N HCl and concentrated. The residue was taken into chloroform and washed with 0.1N HCl, brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated and purified by flash chromatography on a silica gel column (chloroform:methanol, 95:5 spiked with acetic acid) to give the title compound.

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