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Methyl-4-methoxycinnamate (11.7g, 61 mmol) was dissolved in 300 mL of methanol. Palladium (5% on activated carbon powder; 1.1 g) was added slowly under strong argon stream. Hydrogen gas was bubbled in and the reaction mixture was stirred vigorously for 2 hours. The solid was filtered off and the filtrates were dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain methyl 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propanoate [15823-04-8] (11.7 g, 99%).

1. customHydrogen gas was bubbled in and the reaction mixture
2. filtrationThe solid was filtered off
3. dry with materialthe filtrates were dried over sodium sulfate
4. customThe solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure