Potassium Carbonate → 1-(4-Amino-3-methoxyphenyl)piperidin-4-ol

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A solution of 4-fluoro-2-(methyloxy)-1-nitrobenzene (3.0 g, 17.5 mmol), 4-hydroxypiperidine (1.77 g, 17.5 mmol) and potassium carbonate (2.9 g, 21 mmol) in DMSO was stirred for 24 h. The reaction was diluted with water and extracted three times with Ethyl acetate. The combined organic solutions were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The resulting residue was stirred in ethanol and acetic acid with 10% Pd/C under 30 psi of hydrogen for 16 hr. The reaction was filtered through a pad of celite, rinsed with Ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated and dissolved in methylene chloride. The organic solution was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated to give 1-[4-amino-3-(methyloxy)phenyl]-4-piperidinol (2.44 g, 63% yield over 2 steps). 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 6.49-6.45 (m, 2H), 6.27 (dd, J=8.4 and 2.4 Hz, 1H), 4.60 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.18 (s, 2H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.54-3.48 (m, 1H), 3.25-3.22 (m, 2H), 2.63-2.56 (M, 2H), 1.80-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.51-1.42 (m, 2H).

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