Hydrochloric Acid → Propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]phenoxy]-

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A mixture of 67.0 g (0.206 mole) of methyl 2-[4-(5-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-2-yloxy)phenoxy]propionate, 350 ml of dioxan and 250 ml of 1N sodium hydroxide solution is stirred for 2 hours at 40° C. The reaction mixture is poured into a mixture of ice and 150 ml of 2N hydrochloric acid and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The extracts are washed with a saturated solution of sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated by evaporation, affording 63.6 g (99% of theory) of 2-[4-(5-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-2-yloxy)phenoxy]propionic acid with a melting point of 95°-97° C.

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