Benzyl 4-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butyrate → 4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butanoic acid

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0.5 g of 5% palladium carbon was added to a solution of 11 g of benzyl 4-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butyrate in 150 ml of ethanol. The mixture was stirred at a hydrogen pressure of 1 atm. at room temperature for 1 hour. Thereto was added 100 ml of ethanol. The mixture was heated and made uniform. Palladium carbon was collected by filtration and washed with ethanol. The filtrate and the washings were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added a small amount of ethanol. The resulting insolubles were collected by filtration to obtain 6.2 g of 4-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butyric acid as a white powder.

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