[CH3:1][C:2]1[C:6]2[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:9]([C:11]([O:13][CH3:14])=[O:12])=[CH:10][C:5]=2[O:4][CH:3]=1.[H][H]>[Pd].CO>[CH3:1][CH:2]1[C:6]2[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:9]([C:11]([O:13][CH3:14])=[O:12])=[CH:10][C:5]=2[O:4][CH2:3]1Methyl 3-methylbenzofuran-6-carboxylate (400 mg, 2.1 mmol), palladium on carbon (50 mg, 0.56 mmol), in methanol (10 mL) was charged with hydrogen (0.4 MPa) at room temperature for 12 hours. Then filtered, and the organic layer was concentrated to dryness and the residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=10:1) to give the product methyl 3-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-6-carboxylate (384 mg, 95%) as white solid. LRMS (M+H+) m/z: calcd 192.21. found 192. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.54-7.51 (m, 1H), 7.27-7.22 (m, 2H), 4.72-4.66 (m, 1H), 4.10-4.06 (m, 1H), 3.56-3.53 (m, 1H), 1.32 (m, 3H).
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