An improved synthesis of α-methoxy-α-(trifluoromethyl)-phenylacetic acid (Mosher's acid)

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AN IMPROVED SYNTHESIS OF α-
METHOXY-α-(TRWLUOROMETHYL)-
PHENYLACETIC ACID (MOSHER'S ACID
Keith R. Buszek a & Nagaaki Sato a
a Department of Chemistty, Kansas State University, 111 Willard
Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506-3701, USA
Published online: 18 Feb 2009.
To cite this article: Keith R. Buszek & Nagaaki Sato (2000): AN IMPROVED SYNTHESIS OF α-
METHOXY-α-(TRWLUOROMETHYL)-PHENYLACETIC ACID (MOSHER'S ACID, Organic Preparations and
Procedures International: The New Journal for Organic Synthesis, 32:5, 488-490
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