Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Methoxybicyclo(2.2.2)octane-1-carboxylic acid

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Methyl 4-methoxybicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxylate (6.5 g, 33 mmol) was refluxed in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5%, 150 mL) for 2 h. After cooling down, the reaction solution was acidified with hydrochloric acid solution (6 N, 50 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×2). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to afford the title compound (5.9 g, 32 mmol, yield 97%) which was used in the next step without further purification. MS (ESI) m/z=183.2 [M+H]−.

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