Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 22, Problem 22.38P
The first widely used herbicide for the control of weeds was 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Show how this compound might be synthesized from phenol and chloro-acetic acid by way of the given chlorinated phenol intermediate.
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