Ammonium Hydroxide → HCID 67303888, compound

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A 25% ammonia aqueous solution (20 ml) was added to (4-trifluoromethoxyphenoxy)acetic acid methyl ester in methanol (40 ml) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After distilling the solvent off, the residue was washed with water and dried to afford the title compound as a white solid (12.1 g, yield 91%).

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