Ethyl Acetate → 5-(2-Trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene

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Add 5-(2-trifluoromethyl-benzylidene)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene (0.16 g, 0.45 mmol) to a mixture of 10% Pd/C (0.075 g) suspended in absolute ethanol (4.0 mL) and ethyl acetate (2.0 mL) and hydrogenate under a balloon of hydrogen at room temperature and pressure. Stir for 17 h, remove the catalyst via filtration through a pad of Celite. Evaporate the filtrate and pass through a plug of silica gel equilibrated with hexanes. Concentrated the filtrate to give the title product. MS (m/e): 352 (M+). Analysis for C23H19F3: Calcd: C, 78.39 H, 5.43. Found: C, 78.84 H, 5.11.

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