Diethyl 2-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)malonate → Dimethyl (4-hydroxyphenyl)malonate

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At room temperature and a hydrogen pressure of 5 bar, 94.3 g of diethyl (4-benzyloxyphenyl)malonate (J. Org. Chem. 46, 3007 (1981)) in 500 ml of methanol were hydrogenated in the presence of 5 g of palladium/carbon catalyst (5%). The catalyst was filtered off and the mixture was concentrated, to give the title product as a colourless oil.

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