1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one → 1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one

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The title compound was prepared as described in General Method 3 from 1-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-one (16.5 g, 74.0 mmol), 5% Pd on BaSO4 (1.0 g), and THF (400 mL). The product was recrystallized from 50% EtOH to give the title compound, m.p. 102°-105° C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 3.02 (t, 2 H), 3.22 (t, 2 H), 5.83 (s, 1 H), 6.84 (d, 2 H), 7.15-7.28 (m, 5 H), 7.88 (d, 2 H).

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