Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 57445721, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 50 ml of ethanol were added 10.8 g of 2-propynyl 4-(2-propynyloxy)-3-fluorobenzoate and 30 ml of 15% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and the mixture obtained was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. Then, the reaction mixture was added to hydrochloric acid for acidification. Crystals precipitated were collected by filtration and dried to obtain 8.0 g of 4-(2-propynyloxy)-3-fluorobenzoic acid represented by the formula:

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