Ethyl Acetate → HCID 67955453, compound

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5-Benzyloxy-1-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-benzotriazole (5.04 g, 14.5 mmol) was dissolved in 1:1 mixture of methanol: ethyl acetate (40 mL). The mixture was sparged under nitrogen, treated with Pearlman's catalyst (2 g, 0.2 wt equiv) and then sparged under hydrogen (1 atm) and stirred vigorously for 90 minutes. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, which was washed with methanol (500 mL) and concentrated in vacuo, providing the titled compound

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