Hydrochloric Acid → 1,2-Cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid, trans-

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Diethyl carboxylate 3 (16.9 g, 19.3 mmol) was dissolved in 170 ml of 2N NaOH and heated under reflux for 1 h. The solution was stirred for additional 18 h at 22° C. The solution was cooled, adjusted to pH 3 with 2N HCl, saturated with NaCl, and finally extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 ml). The pooled extracts were dried (Na2SO4), evaporated to dryness, and the white residue was used for the next step without further purification (8.5 g, 79%); mp 175-176° C. 1H-NMR (D2O): δ1.42 (m, 2H), 2.18 (m, 4H).

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