HCID 131711967, compound → 4-Chlorobenzyl alcohol

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100 ml of glacial acetic acid and 5 g of 5% Pd on C are added to a solution of p-chlorobenzoyl-ethyl carbonate (22.8 g=0.1 moles). The mixture is reduced in a PARR apparatus for 10 hours at 60° and under a pressure of 200 psi (14 atm) of H2. We proceed as in Example II. We obtain 11.7 g (82%) of a product having the following characteristics:

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