4-(Benzyloxy)-2-isopropoxyphenyl benzoate → 4-Hydroxy-2-isopropoxyphenyl benzoate

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A suspension of 10% palladium on carbon (0.543 g, 0.510 mmol) in a solution of 4-(benzyloxy)-2-isopropoxyphenyl benzoate (3.70 g, 10.21 mmol) in EtOAc (25 mL) and EtOH (5 mL) was shaken in a Parr shaker under H2 (45 psi) at 25° C. for 3 days. The reaction mixture was filtered through a plug of Celite and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to afford the crude product. This was purified by flash chromatography (Biotage Horizon, 40M, Si, ˜30 mL/min, 100% hexanes for 360 mL, gradient to 25% EtOAc in hexanes over 4536 mL) to afford 4-hydroxy-2-isopropoxyphenyl benzoate. Rf=0.28 (20% EtOAc in hexanes). LCMS calc.=295.10; found=295.07 (M+Na)+. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CHCl3): δ 8.22 (d, j=7.8 Hz, 2 H); 7.64 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 1 H); 7.51 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 2 H); 6.94 (d,J=8.6 Hz, 1 H); 6.49 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1 H); 6.35 (dd, J=8.6, 2.7 Hz, 1 H); 4.39 (p, J=6.1 Hz, 1 H); 1.22 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 6 H).

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