Water → 2,3,4,6-tetrafluorobenzoic Acid

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To a mixture of MeCN (20 mL), water (10 mL), carbon tetrachloride (20 mL) was added (2,3,4,6-tetrafluorophenyl)methanol (1.50 g, 8.33 mmol), sodium periodate (8.91 g, 41.6 mmol) and finally ruthenium (III) chloride (345 mg, 1.67 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours before the mixture was filtered through Arbocel washing the pad thouroughly with ethyl acetate and directly purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate to afford the title compound as a colourless oil (1.60 g, 100%).

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