Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 10654361, compound

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Methyl 2-((R)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)acetate (17.1 g, 90.9 mmol) was stirred in a 1:1 mixture of THF:1 M HCl (200 mL) for 1 h at room temperature. After addition of NaCl to nearly saturate the aqueous layer, the mixture was extracted with EtOAc, and the extracts were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to obtain (R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid as an oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.58-4.55 (m, 1H), 3.75 (s, 3H), 2.98-2.84 (m, 2H).

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