Ethyl 4-(3-oxopropyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate → Ethyl 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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A mixture of 36 parts of ethyl 4-(3-oxopropyl)-1-piperidinecarboxylate and 450 parts of tetrahydrofuran was hydrogenated at normal pressure and at 20° C. with 2 parts of Raney nickel catalyst. After the calculated amount of hydrogen was taken up, the catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in 260 parts of dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with 100 parts of a diluted hydrochloric acid solution, dried, filtered and evaporated, yielding 36 parts (98.3%) of ethyl 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1-piperidinecarboxylate as a residue (int. 47).

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