Hydrochloric Acid → 4-[3-(Ethylsulfonyl)propyl]bicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxylic acid

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Sulfone 11-7 (3.1 g, 10 mmol) was dissolved in 9:1 MeOH/water (50 mL) and treated with potassium hydroxide (3 g). The solution was stirred at room temperature overnight, then the mixture was acidified with 1 N HCl and extracted four times with 50 mL of methylene chloride. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to afford 4-[3-(ethylsulfonyl)propyl]bicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxylic acid (11-8) which was used without purification in the next step. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 3.03 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 2.94 (2H, dd, J=7.5 Hz), 1.84 (8H, m), 1.45 (8H,m), 1.30 (2H, m) ppm.

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