Hydrochloric Acid → 3-[5-(2,3-Dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]propionic acid

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To a mixture of ethyl 3-[5-(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]propionate (5.20 g, 18.04 mmol), ethanol (30 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) was added 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (20 mL), and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 5 M hydrochloric acid, and extracted with ethyl acetate/tetrahydrofuran. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from methanol/diethyl ether to give the title compound (3.63 g, yield 77%) as colorless crystals.

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