Ethyl 2-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoate → Ethyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoate

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Under inert atmosphere, a round bottom flask was charged with ethyl 2-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)-2-methyl-propanoate (15 g, mmol) and ethyl acetate (200 mL). To above reaction mixture 2-3 drops of water was added followed by Pd/C. Reaction mixture allowed to stir and evacuated the flask until solvent begins to bubble and then carefully backfill with nitrogen gas (repeated twice). Nitrogen balloon was replaced by hydrogen bladder and flask was again evacuated and refilled with hydrogen (repeated twice). The reaction mixture thus maintained under hydrogen atmosphere was allowed to stir overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered through cellite pad and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 6.5 g of product.

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