Hydrochloric Acid → 2,2-dibromo-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid

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To 25 mL of a 50:50 mixture of tetrahydrofuran/water was added 2,2-dibromo-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, methyl ester(2.72 g, 10 mmol)and lithium hydroxide (0.8 g, 20 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was acidified with 1 M hydrochloric acid (24 mL). The reaction mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (2×25 mL) and the organic phases were collected, washed with brine, dried (MgSO4)and evaporated to give the title product (16 g) as white crystals mp 108-109° C.

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