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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1993

Filed:

Jul. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ian R King, Kings Lynn, GB;

Karl L Krumel, Midland, MI (US);

Simon C Lee, Kings Lynn, GB;

Assignee:

DowElanco, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
546297 ; 546301 ; 546330 ;
Abstract

Larger (C.sub.6 -C.sub.12) esters of substituted 2-pyridinyloxyalkanoic acids, such as 1-methylheptyl (4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-pyridinyloxy)acetate, are prepared in high yield and purity by first preparing the methyl or ethyl ester and then transesterifying with a C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 alcohol. The methyl or ethyl ester can be prepared by alkylation of an alkali metal salt of 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-pyridinol with methyl or ethyl chloroacetate and the transesterification can be carried out in the presence of a tetraalkyl titanate catalyst.


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