Methanol → HCID 55255093, compound

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To 4-benzyloxy-3-fluoro-5-methoxybenzoic acid were added 20 ml of methanol, 20 ml of ethyl acetate and 50 mg of 10% palladium-carbon, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours under hydrogen atmosphere. Then, the reaction mixture was filtered through Celite. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 4.5 g of 3-fluoro-4-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzoic acid represented by the formula:

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