Water → 6-[(2-chloro-alpha,alpha,alpha,6-tetrafluoro-p-tolyl)oxy]-alpha-methyl-1H-benzotriazole-1-acetic acid

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A solution of 6-[(2-chloro-α,α,α,6-tetrafluoro-p-tolyl) oxy]-α-methyl-1H-benzotriazole-1-acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal (23.0 g, 0.053 mole) in acetic acid is treated with 54 ml of 2.5N H2 SO4 and heated at 70° C. for 12 hours. A portion of the reaction solution is concentrated, diluted with acetone and treated portionwise, at 25°-38° C., with an aqueous solution of KMnO4 (23.7 g, 0.15 mole). Addition is continued until a persistent pink color is obtained at 27° C. The reaction mixture is filtered to remove MnO2 and the filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to give a residue. Addition of water to the thus-obtained residue precipitates the title compound as a pale yellow solid, 16.6 g. A sample is recrystallized twice from 75% aqueous ethanol to afford a crystalline solid, mp 174°-175.5° C., identified by elemental and NMR analyses.

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