Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 4-(Aminocarbonyl)-3-(cyclobutyloxy)benzoic acid

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To a solution of methyl 4-cyano-3-(cyclobutyloxy)benzoate (0.051 g, 0.23 mmol) in 2 ml of ethanol was added 0.5 ml of DMSO, 1 ml of 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide, 1 ml of 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide, and the reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 18 hrs. The reaction mixture was diluted with 10 ml of water and the aqueous solution extracted three times with ethyl acetate (20 ml). The aqueous layer was acidified to pH 3-4 by portion-wise addition of aqueous hydrochloric acid, then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 mL). The organic solution was rotary evaporated to dryness and dried in vacuo to provide 4-(aminocarbonyl)-3-(cyclobutyloxy)benzoic acid (0.026 g, 50%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): 13.25 (s, 1H), 7.80 (d, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, 1H), 7.41 (s, 1H), 4.88-4.85 (m, 1H), 2.44-2.43 (m, 2H), 2.18-2.14 (m, 2H), 1.99-1.73 (m, 2H). MS (EI) for C12H13NO4: 236 (MH+).

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