(Z)-4-(3-Benzyloxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-phenyl-but-3-en-2-one → (Z)-4-(4-Amino-3-benzyloxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-but-3-en-2-one

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A mixture of (Z) -4-(3-benzyloxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-phenyl-but-3-en-2-one (760 mg, 2.03 mmol), 5% platinum on carbon (114 mg) in EtOAc (10 mL) is hydrogenated at 1 atm for 18 h. The mixture is filtered through Celite, washed with EtOAc and the filtrate is concentrated. The residue is purified by flash chromatography using methylene chloride/MeOH (100:1) as eluent to give the title compound as a yellow solid.

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