Lithium Hydroxide → 4-(Methoxycarbonyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid

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To a stirred solution of dimethyl cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (10.2 g, 51 mmol) in a mixture of 2:1:1 tetrahydrofuran/methanol/water (52 mL) was added lithium hydroxide (2.13 g, 51 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was partitioned between diethyl ether and water. The aqueous layer was acidified to pH 4 with 1 N hydrochloric acid, and the precipitate collected, and dried under vacuum to afford 4-(methoxycarbonyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (7.4 g): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.68 (s, 3H), 2.33–2.27 (m, 2H), 2.11–2.06 (m, 4H), 1.50–1.43 (m, 4H).

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