Methyl 2-(3-phenoxypropenyl)benzoate → Methyl 2-(3-phenoxypropyl)benzoate

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The thus-obtained methyl 2-(3-phenoxypropenyl)benzoate (0.261 g, 0.972 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (6 ml), 10% palladium carbon (0.022 g) was added, and a hydrogenation reaction was performed at room temperature for 24 hr. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite, the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give methyl 2-(3-phenoxypropyl)benzoate (0.144 g, 0.533 mmol, yield 55%).

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