Ethyl 3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)acrylate → Ethyl 3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)propanoate

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To a mixture of ethyl 3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)acrylate, prepared in the previous step, and palladium (10% weight on carbon, 2.68 g, 25.2 mmol) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added EtOH (100 mL). The nitrogen atmosphere was replaced by hydrogen from a double balloon and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 16 h, the reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite and concentrated to give ethyl 3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)propanoate which was used in the next step without further purification.

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