摘要 |
Disclosed is a method of making 3-hydroxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid. A aqueous solution is prepared of an alkali metal base and a tetrafluorophthalimide. The solution is heated to produce a mixture of a salt of a 4-hydroxy-3,5,6-trifluorophthalamic acid and a salt of a 3-hydroxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzamide. The solution is neutralized with acid to form a precipitate of the 4-hydroxy-3,5,6-trifluorophthalamic acid and the 3-hydroxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzamide. The precipitate is reacted with a mineral acid to produce 3-hydroxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid.
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