Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(3-Cyano-phenyl)-isoxazole-5-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of 0.90 g (3.9 mmol) of 4-carbomethoxy-3-(3-cyanophenyl)isoxazole, 0.25 g (6.0 mmol) of lithium hydroxide monohydrate in 1 mL water and 2 mL methanol is stirred under N2 for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was acidified to pH 3 with 1N HCl, extracted with 10 mL EtOAc three times, dried with MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give 0.36 g (43%) of the desired acid. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ: 8.94 (s, 1H); 8.01 (s, 1H); 7.94 (d, 1H); 7.60 (d, 2H); 7.43 (t, 1H).

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