Lithium Hydroxide → 1-[(4-Chlorobenzoyl)amino]cyclopropanecarboxylic acid

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To ethyl 1-[(4-chlorobenzoyl)amino]cyclopropanecarboxylate (157 g, 0.58 mol) in 1,4-dioxane (2.4 L), add a solution of lithium hydroxide (123.05 g, 2.93 mol) in water (1.2 L). Stir the reaction mixture at ambient temperature for 4 hours and then concentrate it under reduced pressure. Dilute the mixture with water (1 L) and immerse it in an ice water bath. Adjust the pH to approximately 2 with aqueous 5N HCl. Filter the precipitate, wash the cake with water (3×1 L), and dry (50° C., vacuum oven) to give (132 g, 94%) the title compound as a white powder: MS (m/z): 240 (M+1).

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