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Hydrogenation of Ethyl 3-(1-pyrenyl)acrylate


(3.02 g, 10.1 mmol) was firstly dissolved in (70 ml). (70 ml) and the 10% Pd/C (2 mol%) were then added to the mixture and the air evacuated out the system and replaced with . The reaction was left to stir under a baloon at room temperature for 29 hours. The reaction mixture was then filtered through a pad of celite with and the solvent removed under vacuo to yield a dark yellow solid (3....