[C:1]([O:5][C:6]([N:8]1[CH2:13][CH:12]=[C:11]([C:14]2[O:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][C:18]=2[C:19]([O:21][CH3:22])=[O:20])[CH2:10][CH2:9]1)=[O:7])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2]>CO.[Ni]>[C:1]([O:5][C:6]([N:8]1[CH2:13][CH2:12][CH:11]([C:14]2[O:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][C:18]=2[C:19]([O:21][CH3:22])=[O:20])[CH2:10][CH2:9]1)=[O:7])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2]A solution of 4-(3-methoxycarbonylfuran-2-yl)-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-1-carboxylic acid t-butyl ester (0.8 g, 2.1 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and Raney Ni (0.4 g) in MeOH (50 mL) was degassed and purged with hydrogen (3×). The mixture was hydrogenated (1 atm) for 1 hour, then purged with nitrogen, filtered and washed with MeOH (15 mL). The filtrate was concentrated to yield 4-(3-methoxycarbonylfuran-2-yl)piperidine-1-carboxylic acid t-butyl ester (550 mg) as a white solid.
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