2-Propenoic acid, 3-(2-fluorophenyl)-, methyl ester → Methyl 3-(2-fluorophenyl)propanoate

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17.8 gm of the compound prepared in (1) above was dissolved in 200 ml of methanol. The mixture was catalytically hydrogenated using 6 gm of 10% palladium-on-carbon as a catalyst. After the removal of the catalyst by filtration and the solvent was evaporated to produce 14.7 gm of the title compound.

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