Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 13290065, compound

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To a mixture of 22.0 g of ethyl[(6,7-dichloro-2,3-dimethylbenzo[b]thien-5-yl)oxy]acetate and 600 ml of 95% ethanol is added 600 ml of 20% sodium hydroxide solution and the mixture is refluxed for 2 hrs. Most of the solvent is removed in vacuo to give a white slurry to which is added 600 ml of a 6N hydrochloric acid. After stirring for about 3 hrs, the mixture is filtered. The solid is taken up in 1:1-ethyl acetate-ethyl ether. The organic layers are washed, dried and filtered and the solvent is removed to give a solid. Recrystallization from acetone-hexane gives 17.1 g of [(6,7-dichloro-2,3-dimethylbenzo[b]thien-5-yl)oxy]acetic acid, mp 218°-219°.

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