Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-Bromo-5-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid

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(2-Bromo-5-hydroxy-phenyl)-acetonitrile (1.4 g, 6.6 mmol) and potassium hydroxide (4.5 g, 78.9 mmol) were combined in tBuOH and stirred at 85° C. for 3 hours. Once no starting material was seen by analytical LCMS, the mixture was cooled to 0° C. and the pH was adjusted to pH 6 with 10% aqueous HCl. The solution was extracted with EtOAc to give the desired product as a colorless oil (1.5 g).

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