Imidazole → Rac-cis-tert-butyl 4-[2-(2-iodoethyl)cyclopropyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate

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rac-cis-tert-butyl 4-[2-(2-hydroxyethyl)cyclopropyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate (100 mg, 0.37 mmol) from step 2 of this example was dissolved in dichloromethane (3.7 mL), triphenylphosphine (195 mg, 0.74 mmol), iodine (94 mg, 0.37 mmol) and imidazole (51 mg, 0.74 mmol) were added. After 20 minutes, diethyl ether (10 mL) was added, filtered through a silica gel pad (0.5 inch), concentrated and purified by column chromatography through a 24 gram AnaLogix™ silica gel cartridge eluting with 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes to give the title compound as a white solid.

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