Triphenylphosphine → tert-Butyl 5-chloro-3H-spiro[isobenzofuran-1,4'-piperidine]-1'-carboxylate

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A solution of tert-butyl 4-(4-chloro-2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (1.3 g, 3.80 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (1.496 g, 5.70 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was treated with DEAD (0.903 mL, 5.70 mmol), and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated in-vacuo, and the residue was purified over silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/hexanes (5%-25% ethyl acetate), to yield the title compound (1.19 g, 3.67 mmol, 97% yield) as a colorless oil.

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