Hydrochloric Acid → Triclopyr

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To 450 ml of a stirred solution of Garlon 3A (triethylamine salt of 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyloxyacetic acid), 250 ml concentrated hydrochloric acid was added with stirring. A precipitate formed. The mixture was diluted to 1500 ml with water. The precipitate was filtered, washed with water, pressed dried and then dried inside the hood to give 176 g of the above-identified product as a beige solid.

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