Sodium Hydroxide → Acifluorfen sodium
Reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:20]=[C:19]([C:21]([F:24])([F:23])[F:22])[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:3]=1[O:4][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]([N+:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])=[C:9]([CH:13]=1)[C:10]([OH:12])=[O:11].[OH-].[Na+:26]>CO>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:20]=[C:19]([C:21]([F:22])([F:23])[F:24])[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:3]=1[O:4][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]([N+:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])=[C:9]([CH:13]=1)[C:10]([O-:12])=[O:11].[Na+:26]Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
5-(2-Chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2-nitrobenzoic acid (1.7 g, 0.0047 mole) is dissolved in methanol (25 ml) and sodium hydroxide (4.7 ml of 1 N NaOH in methanol, 0.0047 mole) is added rapidly. The solvent is then removed in vacuo to give 1.9 g of product that decomposes at 217° C.