Methyl 2-benzylidene-3-hydroxypropionate → Methyl 2-benzyl-3-hydroxypropanoate

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Methyl 2-benzylidene-3-hydroxypropionate (847.2 mg, 4.408 mmols) was dissolved in 8 ml of methanol, and 21.7 mg (water content 2.7%) of 5% palladium-carbon were added thereto to conduct catalytic reduction in a hydrogen atmosphere for 140 minutes. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was filtered with Celite to remove the palladium-carbon. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 849.2 mg of a crude product of the above title compound.

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