3-(4-Benzyloxy-phenyl)-2-ethoxy-propionic acid methyl ester → 2-Ethoxy-3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-propionic acid methyl ester
Reaction equation
C([O:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([CH2:15][CH:16]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])[C:17]([O:19][CH3:20])=[O:18])=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)C1C=CC=CC=1.[H][H]>C(OCC)(=O)C.[Pd]>[OH:8][C:9]1[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]([CH2:15][CH:16]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])[C:17]([O:19][CH3:20])=[O:18])=[CH:13][CH:14]=1Participants
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Procedure
A suspension of methyl 3-[4-benzyloxyphenyl)-2-ethoxypropanoate (3.7 g, 11.78 mmol; preparation 2) and 10% Pd-C (0.37 g) in ethyl acetate (50 mL) was stirred at 25° C. under 60 psi hydrogen pressure for 24 h. The catalyst was filtered and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed over silica gel using a mixture of ethyl acetate and pet. ether (2:8) as an eluent to afford the title compound (2.2 g, 84%) as an oil.
Workup
- filtrationThe catalyst was filtered
- customthe solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure
- customThe residue was chromatographed over silica gel using
- additiona mixture of ethyl acetate and pet. ether (2:8) as an eluent
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-880a37afa876453aa2d6230c274b3e7f
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2002_08
- Patent number
- US06440961B1
Reaction notes
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