1-[4-(4-Benzyloxyphenyl)butyl]-1,2,4-triazole → 1-[4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)butyl]-1,2,4-triazole

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A mixture of 1-[4-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)butyl]-1,2,4-triazole (3.15 g), palladium-carbon (5%, 3.0 g) and ethanol (50 ml) was subjected to catalytic hydrogenation under atmospheric pressure at room temperature. The catalyst was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography. The crystalline product obtained from the fraction eluted with tetrahydrofuran-hexane (1:1, v/v) was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give 1-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butyl]-1,2,4-triazole (1.22 g, 55%) as colorless prisms, mp 135-136° C.

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