N,N-Dimethylaniline → HCID 22126774, compound

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A solution of 250 mg (0.487 mmol) of (3RS,4RS)-1-benzyl-4-(3-benzyloxyphenyl)-3-(naphthalen-2-ylmethoxy)-piperidine in 1.1 ml of methylene chloride was treated at room temperature with 247 μl (236 mg, 1.946 mmol, 4 eq.) of N,N-dimethylaniline and 195 mg (1.46 mmol, 3.0 eq.) of aluminium trichloride and stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hours. Subsequently, the mixture was partitioned between methylene chloride and 5% sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, the organic phase was dried over magnesium sulphate and finally the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel with a 4:1 mixture of methylene chloride and hexane as the eluent. There were obtained 65 mg (32% of theory) of (3RS,4RS)-1-benzyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(naphthalen-2-ylmethoxy)-piperidine as a beige coloured solid; MS: 423 (M)+.

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