Water → (E)-3-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-propenenitrile

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A solution of 1-benzyl-4-formylpiperidine (4.5 g) in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) was added dropwise to a suspension of diethyl cyanomethylphosphonate (4.31 g) and sodium hydride (0.97 g, 60% suspension in oil) in tetrahydrofuran (30 ml) at 0° C. under stirring. After stirring for 1 hour at ambient temperature, the mixture was poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and brine and dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated in vacuo to give (E)-3-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-propenenitrile (5.5 g) as an oil.

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