Methanol → 3-(4-Aminomethyl-phenyl)-propionic acid tert-butyl ester

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To 223 mg of tert-butyl (2E)-3-(4-cyanophenyl)acrylate were added 12 mL of methanol, 5 ml of THF, 1 ml of an acetic acid solution, and 90 mg of 10% palladium-carbon in this order, followed by stirring for 3 hours under hydrogen at 3 atm. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue were added a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and ethyl acetate to carry out a layer separation operation. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain 177 mg of tert-butyl 3-[4-(aminomethyl)phenyl]propanoate.

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