Lithium Hydroxide → HCID 18628853, compound

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A solution comprised of diethyl 2-cyclohexylmethylmalonate (12.817 g, 50 mmol) in ethanol (100 mL) was treated with a solution of comprised of lithium hydroxide (1.198 g, 50 mmol) in water (50 mL) and the mixture was stirred for approximately 12 hours at ambient temperature. Solvent was removed by evaporation and the residue was diluted with water (50 mL). The dilution was extracted with diethyl ether (2×). The aqueous layer was cooled to 0° C., acidified to pH 1.5 with 1N hydrochloric acid (50 mL), saturated with solid sodium chloride and then extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). The combined ethyl acetate extracts were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The residue was dried to provide 3-cyclohexyl-2-ethoxycarbonylpropionic acid (8.52 g, 37 mmol) as an oil.

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