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

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To a solution of diisopropylamine (10.14 g, 100.20 mmol) in THF (100 mL) was added n-BuLi (40.08 mL, 2.5 M in hexane, 100.20 mmol) at −78° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The stirring was maintained at this temperature for 1 h. Then a solution of 1-benzyloxy-2,3,4-trifluorobenzene (19.89 g, 83.50 mmol) in THF (120 mL) was added. After stirring for 1 h at −78° C., the mixture was transferred to a bottle with dry ice. The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with 10% aqueous HCl and pH was adjusted to 1-2. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×3). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (100 mL) and brine (100 mL) sequentially, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the desired product (white solid, 19.33 g, 82% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.42 (m, 6H), 5.14 (s, 2H).

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