Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 68448777, compound

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A 2N potassium hydroxide solution (18 ml) is added to a solution of ethyl 2-(3-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-2-methylpropanoate (1 g) in methanol (20 ml) at a temperature of approximately 20° C. The mixture is then heated at 80° C. for 1.5 hours then cooled down to ambient temperature. The methanol is evaporated off by concentration of the mixture under reduced pressure. The remaining aqueous phase is washed with dichloromethane then cooled down to 0° C. and acidified by acetic acid. After the addition of dichloromethane, decantation and extractions, the combined organic phases are washed with salt water, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure in order to produce the expected compound in the form of an oil which crystallizes (852 mg, 95% yield).

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