Acetic Acid → HCID 53659442, compound

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2-{4-[2-(4-Methanesulfonyloxyphenyl)ethoxy]benzylidene}malonic acid dimethyl ester (described in Example 10) (2.31 g; 5.32 mmole) was hydrogenated for 2.5 hours at atmospheric pressure in ethyl acetate (140 ml) and acetic acid (5 ml) using Pd/C (0.8 g) as catalyst and then filtered through hyflo. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo, dichloromethane and diluted sodium bicarbonate solution were added and the phases were separated. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried (sodium sulfate), filtered and evaporated in vacuo to give 2.35 g (yield 100%) of 2-{4-[2-(4-methanesulfonyloxyphenyl)ethoxy]benzyl}malonic acid dimethyl ester.

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