5-Chloro-1-benzofuran → 5-Chloro-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran

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5-Chloro-benzofurane (2 g, 13.11 mmol) in dry EtOH (20 ml) was hydrogenated over 10% Rh/C (251 mg) catalyst at room temperature under atmospheric pressure. When H2 absorption ceased the catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give 1.84 g (91%) of (33) as a colourless solid. 1H-NMR (80 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.00 (d, 2H, J=8.53 Hz), 6.62 (d, 1H, J=8.53), 4.5 (t, 2H), 3.11 (t, 2H).

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