Methanol → Methyl 3-(pyrrolidin-3-YL)benzoate

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To a solution of methyl 3-[1-(phenoxyacetyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]benzoate (0.5 g, 0.001 mol) in methanol (15 mL, 0.37 mol) was added 10% Pd/C (80 mg), and the resulting suspension was stirred under 1 atm of H2 (balloon) for 5 h. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to afford the desired product.

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