Hydrochloric Acid → alpha-(2,3-Dichloro-4-methoxyphenylthio)butyric acid

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To a solution of 4.4 g of 2,3-dichloro-4-methoxythiophenol in 30 ml of anhydrous dimethylformamide is added 1.2 g of sodium hydride in small portions. The mixture is stirred at room temperature until gas evolution subsides (20-30 minutes) and 3.34 g of α-bromobutyric acid in 10 ml of dimethylformamide is added. After stirring at room temperature for 1 hour, the mixture is diluted with water and acidified with conc. hydrochloric acid. The white crystalline solid is filtered, air dried and recrystallized from acetone-hexane to give 5.32 g of α-(2,3-dichloro-4-methoxyphenylthio)butyric acid as granular crystals, mp 143°-145°.

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