Sodium Hydroxide → (4-Acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)acetic acid

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To 5.6 g of (4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)acetic acid ethyl ester in 50 ml of methanol was added 50 ml of 1.0N sodium hydroxide and the solution was stirred at reflux for 2 hours. The methanol was removed in vacuo, the residue was acidified and the product was extracted with ether. The dried (over magnesium sulfate) extract was concentrated in vacuo to a solid which was recrystallized from ether-hexane to give 4.18 g of (4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)acetic acid, the titled compound, mp 128°-130°, (83% yield).

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