Hydrochloric Acid → 3-t-Butyl-5-hydroxybenzoic acid

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3-Bromo-5-tert-butylbenzoic acid (5 g) was dissolved in THF (180 ml), and n-butyllithium (18.7 ml, 2.5 M in hexane) was added dropwise under argon and at −75° C., and stirred for a further 30 min. Then trimethyl borate (6.63 ml) was added dropwise and the mixture was allowed to come to RT within 1 h. Thereafter, sodium hydroxide (0.778 g), dissolved in 2 ml of water, and hydrogen peroxide (12.89 ml, 30%) were added in succession. After stirring at RT for 3 h, the mixture was left to stand over the weekend. Then water and EA were added, the mixture was adjusted to pH 3 with 1 N hydrochloric acid and the EA phase was removed. This phase was washed three times with water, dried, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified using silica gel (120 g cartridge, n-heptane/MtB ether gradient of 0-50% in 60 min). 1.94 g of the title compound were obtained.

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