Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 61397610, compound

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To an oily suspension of ethyl 5-(bromomethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxylate (0.680 g; 2.91 mmol) in aqueous 1M sodium hydroxide (6.4 mL; 6.4 mmol) was added 1 mL of ethanol. The oily suspension immediately transformed to a white solid suspension. The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The pH of the solution was adjusted between 2 and 3 by addition of 6N hydrochloric acid. The solution was extracted with ethyl acetate. Organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to afford 0.189 g (38%) of 5-(ethoxymethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid as a white solid which was directly used in the next step.

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