Sulfuric Acid → HCID 58736783, compound

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A solution of sodium nitrite (2.26 g, 32.7 mmol) in water (6 ml) was added drop-wise at 0° C. over 4 hours to a stirred mixture of (s)-α-aminocyclohexanepropionic acid (5 g, 29.2 mmol), potassium bromide (11.40 g, 95.8 mmol) and concentrated sulphuric acid (3.3 ml) in water (35 ml). The mixture was stirred for 5 hours at 0° C. then at ambient temperature for 16 hours. The product was extracted into diethyl ether (4×50 ml) then the combined ethereal layers were washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (2×50 ml), dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography over silica gel eluting with a gradient of methanol:dichloromethane 1:50→1:20. Appropriate fractions were combined and the solvents removed in vacuo to leave (S)-α-bromocyclohexanepropionic acid as a pale yellow oil (3.64 g, 53%). TLC (single spot, Rf=0.45, 10% methanol in dichloromethane), HPLC-MS (single main peak with Rt=8.85 mins, 234.1/236.1 [M+H]+).

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