Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl (4-phenylbicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl)acetate

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A freshly prepared solution of hydrogen chloride in methanol (˜3 M; ˜2 mL, ˜6 mmol) was added to a solution of (4-Phenylbicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl)acetic acid (0.3 g) in methanol (3 mL) under a calcium chloride guard tube and the mixture stirred for 4 h. The solvent was evaporated to leave the title compound as an off white solid (0.25 g; 78%).

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