Azane;hydrate → Ethyl 4-undecylphenylacetate

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To the solution of ethyl 4-(1-hydroxyundecyl)-phenylacetate (9.7 g, 0.029 mol) in acetic acid (50 ml) was added 10%-palladium on carbon. The reaction mixture was stirred for 18 hours under 1 atmospheric pressure of hydrogen and then poured onto the mixture of concentrated ammonia water (100 ml) and ice (100 g). The resultant precipitate was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain ethyl 4-undecylphenylacetate (3-w, 8.2 g, 88%) as an oil.

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