Chloroform → HCID 178472365, compound

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1,1-Ethandiol bis-(trans-4-cyanocyclohexanecarboxylate) (6 g) was dissolved in a mixture of anhydrous ethanol and chloroform. Platinum oxide (1 g) was added and the mixture was hydrogenated at 3.1 MPa at 22° C. for 15 h. The catalyst was filtered off and the solvent evaporated. The product was crystallized from a mixture of 2-propanol and methanol. Yield 5.5 g, m.p. 260° C.

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