Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 2-(4-oxocyclohexyl)acetate

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A 1 N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (50 mL)/acetone (200 ml) mixture of (1,4-dioxa-spiro[4.5]dec-8-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester (4.99 g) obtained in Example (1b) was stirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The organic solvent was removed using an evaporator. The remaining aqueous solution was subjected to two extractions with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, then dried over sodium sulfate, and then concentrated to obtain the title compound (4.30 g, quantitative yield) as a colorless oil.

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