Carbon Dioxide → 5-Benzoxy-2,3,4-trifluorobenzoic acid

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 1-benzyloxy-2,3,4-trifluorobenzene in appropriate inert solvent (such as, but not limited to, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon (such as pentane, hexane, heptane, cyclohexane, petroleum ether, petrol, gasoline, benzene, toluene, xylene), ether (such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, glycol dimethyl ether, 2-methoxyethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane), sulfolane, HMPA, DMPU, prefer anhydrous THF, ethyl ether and dioxane) was added strong base (such as LDA, n-BuLi, LiHDMS) at low temperature (−50-−80° C., prefer −78° C.) under nitrogen atmosphere. The stirring was maintained at this temperature for several hours (such as 0.5-12 h, prefer 0.5-2 h). The mixture was transferred to a bottle with dry ice. The mixture is stirred for some time (such as 3-12 h, prefer 5-10 h). 5-Benzoxy-2,3,4-trifluorobenzoic acid is obtained after conventional workup.

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