Benzyloxy-acetic acid 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-phenyl ester → Hydroxy-acetic acid 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-phenyl ester
Reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([O:20][C:21]2[CH:26]=[CH:25][C:24]([Cl:27])=[CH:23][C:22]=2[Cl:28])=[C:6]([O:8][C:9](=[O:19])[CH2:10][O:11]CC2C=CC=CC=2)[CH:7]=1>CO.[Pd]>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([O:20][C:21]2[CH:26]=[CH:25][C:24]([Cl:27])=[CH:23][C:22]=2[Cl:28])=[C:6]([O:8][C:9](=[O:19])[CH2:10][OH:11])[CH:7]=1Participants
4
Procedure
Benzyloxy-acetic acid 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-phenyl ester 4 (5 grams) was dissolved in methanol (50 mL) in a pressure vessel, palladium on carbon (5%, 5 grams) was added and the mixture was stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen (4 Kg) for 4 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the methanol was distilled off to yield crude 5.