3-[2-Benzyloxy-4-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)phenyl]cyclohex-2-enone → 3-[4-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-2-hydroxyphenyl]-2-cyclohexenone

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A mixture of 400 mg. (0.988 mmole) of 3-[2-benzyloxy-4-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)phenyl]cyclohex-2-enone and 20 mg. of 5% palladium-on-carbon was stirred under one atmosphere of hydrogen pressure for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was then filtered through diatomaceous earth with ether and the filtrate evaporated to a solid. The crude solid was recrystallized from petroleum ether to yield 110 mg. (35%) of the title compound, M.P. 122°-123° C.

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