Formic Acid → 4-(4-Phenoxyphenyl)-1-[(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)methyl]piperidine

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A mixture of 1.27 g of the compound (9) synthesized in Example 2 and 0.8 g of 2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehyde was stirred at 120° C., then, 0.18 ml of formic acid was added dropwise. This was stirred for one hour at the same temperature, then ethyl acetate and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate were added and the results were shaken. The organic layer was dried, filtered, then concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a residue which was then purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=3:2) to obtain the above-referenced compound (29) in an amount of 1.46 g (yield 73%).

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