Sodium hydride → tert-Butyl 4-cyano-4-(2-methylphenyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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A solution of bis(2-chloroethyl)-N-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)carbonyl amine (1.438 g, 5.94 mmol) and 2-methylphenyl acetonitrile (600 mg, 3.96 mmol) in a 4:1 mixture of THF/DMF (15 mL) was treated with NaH (357.9 mg, 8.7 mmol) at 60° C. (3 d). The solvent was removed in vacuo, the residue dissolved in EtOAc (200 ml) and washed with saturated NaHCO3 (50 ml), H2O (2×50 ml), and saturated aqueous NaCl (50 ml), dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated in vacuo. PCTLC (SiO2, 6 mm, 100% hexane) afforded 4-cyano-N-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)carbonyl-4-(2-methylphenyl) piperidine as a yellow/orange oil.

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