5-[(Benzyloxy)methyl]-4-hydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one → 4-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethylfuran-2(5H)-one

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386.0 mg (1.75 mmol) of 5-benzyloxymethyl-4-hydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one (Aragon, D. T. et al., J. Org. Chem. 68, 3363-3365, 2003) are initially charged in 19.3 ml of ethanol, 38.6 mg (0.27 mmol) of Pd(OH)2/C (20%) are added and the mixture is hydrogenated at room temperature until the hydrogen uptake has stopped. Removal of the catalyst by filtration and evaporation of the solvent gives 216 mg (94.7% of theory) of 4-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethylfuran-2(5H)-one which can be used without further purification for a subsequent reaction.

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