2-Benzyloxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzonitrile → 2-Hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzonitrile

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10% palladium on charcoal (2.0 g) was added to a solution of 2-benzyloxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzonitrile (20.8 g, 0.077 mol) in ethanol (250 ml) and the reaction stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere of 414 kPa (60 p.s.i.) for 4 hours. On cooling, the mixture was filtered through Arbocel™, washing with further ethanol. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the subtitle compound as a yellow solid (13.37 g, 97%). Rf 0.19 (dichloromethane). MS m/z 197 (MNH4)+.

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