why is Hcl needed in the sythesis of p-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid?

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p-chlorophenoxyacetic acid is a well known pesticede (a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.) It used to eliminate or control a variety of agricultural pests that can damage crops and livestock and reduce farm productivity. In the preparation of p-chlorophenoxyaceticacid the hcl plays a main roal. hcl is a good mineral acid (an acid derived from one or more inorganic compounds) and highly pungent solution of hydrogen and chlorine in water. In the preparation of this pesticide hcl is used for the acid hydrolysis (in organic chemistry, usually refers to a process in which a protic acid is used to catalyze the cleavage of a chemical bond via a nucleophilic substitution reaction, with the addition of the elements of water (H₂O).) because of this reason HCL is used in the sythesis of p-chlorophenoxyacetic acid. The molecular formula of p-chlorophenoxyaceticacid C₈H₇ClO_3.

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