3-Allyl-4-hydroxybenzonitrile → 4-hydroxy-3-propylBenzonitrile

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 8.15 g of 2-allyl-4-cyanophenol prepared in Reference Example 1-(ii), 1.5 g of 5% palladium-carbon and 100 ml of methanol, was stirred in a hydrogen stream for 2.5 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration, and the solvent was distilled off from the filtrate to obtain 7.30 g of the above identified compound as a colorless oily substance.

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