Methanol → 4-(2-Cyano-3-oxopentyl)benzonitrile

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To a hydrogenation reactor was charged with 4-(2-cyano-3-oxopent-1-enyl)benzonitrile (24) (20 g, 95.1 mmol), Pd/C (2 g, 10%, wet), MeOH (100 ml) and MeCN (100 ml). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. under 50 psi hydrogen for 2 h until absorption of hydrogen was stopped. The mixture was filtered through a celite pad to remove catalyst. It was concentrated under reduced pressure to give product 25 (20 g, 99%) as an oil. The product was directly used for the next step reaction without further purification.

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