Ethyl [p-(p-nitrophenoxy)phenyl]acetate → HCID 20392571, compound

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A mixture of 7.5 g of ethyl[p-(p-nitrophenoxy)phenyl]acetate and 200 mg of platinum oxide in 200 ml of ethanol is shaken under 45 lbs of hydrogen for one hour and then filtered through diatomaceous earth which is washed with 20 ml of ethanol. The combined filtrate and washings are concentrated to a yellow oil. Bulb-to-bulb distillation affords a pale yellow opaque oil, b.p. 176° @ 0.1 mm.

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