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HRID 1602445Generated: November 1, 2026

Methyl benzofuran-7-carboxylate → Methyl 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl benzofuran-7-carboxylateHCID 14229730—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductMethyl 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-carboxylateHCID 15062252100%

Reaction Steps

Methyl benzofuran-7-carboxylate (12 g, 68 mmol) was hydrogenated at 60 psi over 10% Pd/C (2 g) in acetic acid (60 ml) for 18 hr. The mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give a pale green oil (12 g, 100%)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05981571
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_11
ORD IDord-2d26dad14b3842e0b6d3efd679f9a388
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_11