3-[5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)benzofuran-7-yl]-acrylic acid methyl ester → 3-[5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-benzofuran-7-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 3-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)benzofuran-7-yl]-acrylic acid methyl ester 59 (0.1 g, 0.32 mmol) in methanol (5 mL) and purged with nitrogen was added catalytic 10% palladium on carbon. The reaction vessel was evacuated and a balloon of hydrogen was added. After 7 hours, the reaction was filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo. The product was purified via flash chromatography on silica gel, eluting with 7% methanol in dichloromethane to give 0.015 g of 3-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-benzofuran-7-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester 60: Mp=167–170° C.; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 9.83 (s, 1 H), 9.08 (s, 1 H), 7.70 (d, 2 H, J=8.6 Hz), 7.00 (s, 1 H), 6.87 (d, 2 H, J=8.6 Hz), 6.73 (d, 1 H, J=2.3 Hz), 6.53 (d, 1 H, J=2.2 Hz), 3.59 (s, 3 H), 3.07 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.77 (t, 2 H, J=7.6 Hz); MS 313 (M+H)+.

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