4-(4-(2-Quinolinylmethyloxy)styryl)benzonitrile → 4-(4-(2-Quinolinylmethyloxy)phenethyl)benzonitrile

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A mixture of 0.75 g (2.07 mmol) of (4-(4-(2-quinolinylmethyloxy)styryl)benzonitrile and 0.08 g of 10% Pd on carbon in 75 ml of ethanol is shaken for 1.5 hours under 30 PSI of hydrogen. The mixture is filtered through a bed of celite and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. Trituration with ether gives a precipitate which is filtered off and recrystallized from methylene chloride-ether to give 4-(4-(2-quinolinylmethyloxy)phenethyl)benzonitrile. (M.P. 156° C.-158° C.)

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