Sodium Hydroxide → 5-(3-Fluorobenzyl)isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid

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Ethanol (3 mL) was added to the mixture of ethyl 5-(3-fluorobenzyl)isoxazole-3-carboxylate (0.688 g; 2.82 mmol) and 1M sodium hydroxide (10.5 mL; 10.5 mmol). The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove ethanol. The aqueous solution was acidified by addition of 6N hydrochloric acid to pH 0-1. The formed precipitate was collected by filtration and was dried. 0.5026 g (82%) of 5-(3-fluorobenzyl)isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid was obtained as a white solid, which was directly used in the next step.

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