(R)-benzyl 4-((2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy)benzoate → (R)-4-((2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy)benzoic acid

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A 500 mL high-pressure flask was charged with palladium on carbon (0.300 g, 0.282 mmol), then MeOH (200 ml) was added, followed by (R)-benzyl 4-((2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy)benzoate (6.17 g, 18.02 mmol). The resulting suspension was allowed to shake under an atmosphere of hydrogen (35 Psi) at ambient temperature for 2 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite® and the colorless filtrate was concentrated to afford (R)-4-((2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy)benzoic acid as white solid (4.45 g, 17.64 mmol).

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