Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxylic acid

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Methyl 4-bromobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxylate (17.0 g, 69.0 mmol) was refluxed in 1.5 L of 1% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution for 24 h. After cooling down, the reaction solution was acidified with hydrochloric acid (6N, 100 mL) and extracted with diethyl ether (6×500 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to afford the titled compound (10.4 g, 61.1 mmol, yield: 89%), which was used in the next step without further purification; MS (ESI) m/z=169.2 [M+H]−.

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