Ethyl 4-[[4-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]methoxy]benzoate → Ethyl 4-[(4-hydroxy-4-piperidinyl)methoxy]benzoate

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A mixture of 23 parts of ethyl 4-[[4-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-methoxy]benzoate and 200 parts of ethanol was hydrogenated at normal pressure and at 50° C. with 2 parts of palladium-on-charcoal catalyst 10%. After the calculated amount of hydrogen was taken up, the catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated, yielding 17 parts (100%) of ethyl 4-[(4-hydroxy-4-piperidinyl)methoxy]benzoate as a residue (int. 79).

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