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. 2020 Oct 8;10:16867. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73967-4

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2

The conversion of 5-FU to 5-FA. 5-FU was reacted with α-chloroacetic acid in the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH) and water at 60 °C for 5 h to yield 83% of 5-FA. The chemical structures were drawn using ChemDraw 15.0 (https://www.perkinelmer.com/uk/category/chemdraw).