Ethyl 3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)prop-2-enoate → Ethyl 3-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)propanoate

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The compound 34-2 (64 mg) according to the same procedure as described in Step 1 was dissolved in methanol (10 ml) and to the solution was added a catalytic amount of 10% palladium/carbon, followed by stirring at room temperature under hydrogen gas atmosphere for 2 hours. The resulting mixture was diluted with ether, filtered through celite, and then concentrated under reduced pressure to yield the compound 34-3 (60 mg, 93%)

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