Ethylene Glycol → HCID 66666611, compound

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A mixture of cyano-[1-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-cyclohexyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester (1.84 g), potassium hydroxide (1.27 g), ethylene glycol (5 ml) and water (0.025 ml) was heated to 180° C. for 21 h. After cooling to room temperature, water was added and washed with diethyl ether. The aqueous phase was acidified using concentrated HCl and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated to dryness to give the title compound as an off-white solid (1.21 g), MS (ESI−): m/z=247.1 [M−H]−.

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