HCID 54418911, compound → gamma-(1-Naphthyl)butyric acid

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To a solution of 4-(1-naphthyl)butenoic acid (3.96 g) in ethyl alcohol (45 cm3) was added palladium on carbon (10%, 400 mg). The mixture was stirred under hydrogen (approx. 2 atm) for 3 h. The catalyst was then removed by filtration through a pad of Dicalite® and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to yield the title compound (3.59 g).

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