Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)cyclobutanecarboxylic Acid

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1-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-cyclobutanecarbonitrile (1.2 g) was slurried in ethylene glycol (10 mL) in a pressure tube and a large excess of KOH (1 g) was added. The tube was sealed and heated at 180° C. for 24 hours, cooled, poured into 100 mL of water, acidified with 1N HCl, extracted with ether, and the ether extracts were concentrated in vacuo and chromatographed on silica gel with an ethyl acetate:hexane:acetic acid mixture to give the desired 1-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-cyclobutanecarboxylic acid (850 mg, 65%). Data for this acid: MS 220 (M); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 11.4–11.8 (br. s, 1H), 2.78–6.85 (m, 3H), 5.95 (s, 2H) 2.75–2.85 (m, 2H), 2.40–2.55 (m, 2H), 1.8–2.2 (m, 2H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ 182.9, 147.9, 146.7, 137.2, 119.8, 108.2, 107.5, 101.3, 52.2, 32.6, 16.7.

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