Hydrochloric Acid → 1-[4-(2-Amino-1,3-oxazol-4-yl)phenyl]cyclopropanecarboxylic acid

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A mixture of methyl 1-[4-(chloroacetyl)phenyl]cyclopropanecarboxylate (0.20 g, 0.00079 mol, example 243, steps 1 & 2) and urea (0.095 g, 0.0016 mol) in ethanol (5.0 mL, 0.086 mol) was refluxed overnight. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with sat'd. NaHCO3, brine, dried and concentrated. The methyl ester was purified by CombiFlash using CH2Cl2/EtOAc (max. EtOAc 100%). The ester was hydrolyzed using lithium hydroxide (6.0 eq.) in methanol/THF and then acidified by adding 1 N HCl. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the crude product was used in the next step. LC-MS: 259.2 (M+H+) methyl eater; 245.2 (M+H+) acid

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