Sodium borohydride → 1-Benzyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)piperidin-4-ol
Reaction equation
[BH4-].[Na+].[CH2:3]([N:10]1[CH2:15][CH2:14][C:13](=[O:16])[CH:12]([C:17]([F:20])([F:19])[F:18])[CH2:11]1)[C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1>CO>[CH2:3]([N:10]1[CH2:15][CH2:14][CH:13]([OH:16])[CH:12]([C:17]([F:20])([F:18])[F:19])[CH2:11]1)[C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Sodium borohydride (0.6 g, 16.0 mmole) was added to the stirred solution of 1-benzyl-3-trifluoromethylpiperidin-4-one (2.1 g, 8.2 mmole) in methanol (25 ml) at 0-5° C. over a period of 5 min, and stirring was continued for 2 hr at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness, triturated with water (20 ml) and extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract was dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated to dryness to furnish 1-benzyl-4-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethylpiperidine as oil. Yield 1.8 g (85%), C13H16F3NO, m/z 259 (M+1).