Sodium Hydroxide → 1-(Methoxycarbonyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid

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1,1-Cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (25 g) was dissolved in methanol (250 mL). The solution was cooled under ice cooling, and 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide (158 mL) was added dropwise thereto. The thus-obtained mixture was brought back to room temperature, and was stirred overnight. Methanol was distilled away, and the residue was washed with chloroform. The aqueous layer was cooled under ice cooling, and concentrated aqueous HCl was added thereto, to thereby adjust to pH 2. The resultant mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was dried over sodium sulfate anhydrate. The solvent was distilled away under reduced pressure, to thereby give the title compound (16.8 g).

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