Chloride → 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-

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In a reactor as described in Example 5 well dried samples of 1.5 g of 4-hydroxyacetyl-catechol with very low sodium and chloride content (<0.15%) were hydrogenated in the presence or absence of added water. All reactions were run with 0.15 g Pd/C (10%) in 30 ml of solvent at 5 bar and 40° C. at least to the end of hydrogen uptake. The catalyst was filtered off and washed with ethyl acetate. The solutions were concentrated and the residues analyzed quantitatively. The results are summarized in Table 3 snowing the influence of the added water. The starting material was totally consumed in every experiment at the end. The data shows that the result is clearly improved at a relation of 1 mol water added per 3 moles of 4-hydroxyacetyl-catechol and is even better at a relation of 1/1 mole. The lower suitability of methanol as solvent is also demonstrated.

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