Water → 1-Methyl 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate

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The mixture of 560 mg of 2,6-dichloro-4-methoxycarbonyl benzoic acid, 85 mg of sodium hydroxide, 5 ml of water and 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran was stirred for 1 hour. The mixture was diluted with 1N hydrochloric acid and treated by an ordinary method using ethyl acetate as an extractant to obtain the title compound.

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