3-(Pyridin-3-yl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one → 3-(Pyridin-3-yl)cyclohexanone

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A mixture of 8b (275 mg, 1.59 mmol) and rhodium (325 mg, 0.158 mmol, 5% wt. on activated basic alumina) in EtOH (16.0 mL) was hydrogenated at atmospheric pressure while stirring at rt. After the reaction was deemed to be complete, the reaction mixture was filtered through a short column of Celite®, eluting copiously with EtOAc, and the combined organics were concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound, 8c. m/z (ES) 176 (MH)+

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