Triethylamine → 2,4,5-Trifluoro-3-methylbenzoic acid

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To 304.35 g of 4-carboxymethyl-3,5,6-trifluorophthalic acid dissolved in 1.5 liters of dimethyl sulfoxide was added 0.5 liter of triethylamine, followed by 64 hours of stirring at 140° C. After cooling to room temperature, dimethyl sulfoxide was evaporated. The resulting residue was mixed with 1 liter of 1N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether (1 liter×3). The organic layer was washed with 1 liter of water and 1 liter of saturated brine, and then dried over sodium sulfate. By evaporating the solvent, 177.94 g (0.64 mol, 60%) of the title compound was obtained as a partially purified product.

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