Bromination of ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (I) by means of N-bromosuccinimide and HBF4.Et2O produced ethyl 3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzoate (II), which was further iodinated to (III) employing I2 and K2CO3. Subsequent condensation of (III) with ethylene glycol under Mitsunobu conditions afforded (hydroxyethyl)ether (IV). Palladium-catalyzed coupling of (IV) with 3-chlorophenylboronic acid (V) gave rise to terphenyl derivative (VI). Amide (VII) was then obtained by treatment of ester (VI) with n-dodecylamine in the presence of butyllithium. Finally, alcohol (VII) oxidation using N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide and tetrapropylammonium perruthenate furnished the title carboxylic acid.