Hydrogen chloride-ethyl acetate → (3R)-3-(Methoxymethyl)-piperidine HCl

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To a solution of tert-butyl (R)-3-methoxymethylpiperidine-1-carboxylate (13.00 g, 56.6 mmol) in ethyl acetate (26 ml) was added 4N HCl-ethyl acetate solution (26 ml), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give (R)-3-methoxymethylpiperidine hydrochloride as a crude product. A mixed solvent (100 ml) of hexane:ethyl acetate=1:4 was added to the obtained solid, and the mixture was stirred. The solid was collected by filtration to give (R)-3-methoxymethylpiperidine hydrochloride (7.82 g, yield 84%).

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