Hydrochloric Acid → 5-[(2-Chloro-alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-p-tolyl)oxy]salicylic acid

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A mixture of 3-chloro-4-fluoro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene (103 g, 0.52 mol), 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (80 g, 0.52 mol) and potassium carbonate (180 g, 1.3 mol) in dimethyl sulfoxide is heated to and held at 130° C. for about 30 hours, cooled to room temperature and poured into ice-water. The aqueous mixture is acidified to pH 2 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and decanted to obtain an oil. The oil is dissolved in methylene chloride, washed with water and concentrated in vacuo to form a brown oil which is crystallized from ether to give the title product as a tan solid (158 g, 91.3%, mp 135° C.).

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