(E)-3-(4-Benzyloxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-acrylic Acid Ethyl Ester → 3-(4-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-propionic Acid Ethyl Ester

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1.15 g (3.41 mmol) of the above prepared (E)-3-(4-benzyloxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-acrylic acid ethyl ester was dissolved in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran and hydrogenated over 0.3 g of 10% of palladium on charcoal as catalyst at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. Filtering off the catalyst and evaporating the solvent yielded 0.84 g of the title compound as grey solid.

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