p-Fluoronitrobenzene → 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)piperidin-4-one

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Piperidin-4-one hydrochloride was added to a methanolic solution of sodium methoxide (prepared from anhydrous methanol (50 mL) and sodium metal (0.85 g, 37 mmol)) and heated at reflux for 2 h then concentrated to dryness in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in acetonitrile (100 mL), then potassium carbonate (10.22 g, 74 mmol) and 1-fluoro-4-nitro-benzene (3.92 mL, 37 mmol) were added and the mixture was heated at reflux overnight. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo, the residue being washed with water then 50% diethyl ether/petroleum ether and dried in vacuo to afford 1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-piperidin-4-one (3.01 g, 37%) as a yellow solid.

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