Tetrahydrofuran → Ethyl 3-(2-Fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)propanoate

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A mixture of ethyl (2E)-3-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)acrylate (7.07 g, 31.5 mmol), tetrahydrofuran (50 mL), ethanol (5 mL) and platinum oxide (300 mg) was stirred overnight under a hydrogen atmosphere at room temperature. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give the title compound (5.97 g, yield 84%) as a colorless oil.

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