Ethyl [2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy]acetate → Ethyl (2-hydroxyethoxy)acetate

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A mixture of ethyl (2-benzyloxyethoxy)acetate (0.50 g, 1.88 mmol), 10% palladium-carbon (0.05 g) and methanol (10 ml) was stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere at room temperature for 5 hours. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 0.29 g of ethyl (2-hydroxyethoxy)acetate as a colorless oil.

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