Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 15085714, compound

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Ethyl 3,4-dibromo-2,2-dimethylbutanoate (6.3 g), prepared as described in Example 3 above, was treated with 3.6 g of potassium hydroxide in 50 mL of 4:1 methanol:water and stirred 16 hours at ambient temperature. The solution was diluted with 100 mL of water and extracted with ether. The organic layer was washed with a saturated brine solution, dried and concentrated in vacuo to give 1.7 g of methyl 3-bromo-2,2-dimethylbut-3-enoate as an oil.

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