Benzylamine → Ethyl trans-3-hydroxy-4-[(phenylmethyl)amino]-1-piperidinecarboxylate

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A mixture of 3.4 parts of ethyl 7-oxa-3-azabicyclo[4,1,0]heptane-3-carboxylate, 2.1 parts of benzenemethanamine and 40 parts of ethanol was stirred and refluxed for 17 hours. Another 0.3 parts of ethyl 7oxa-3-azabicyclo[4,1,0]heptane-3-carboxylate were added and stirring at reflux was continued for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated. The residue was purified by column-chromatography over silica gel using a mixture of trichloromethane and methanol (97:3 by volume) as eluent. The pure fractions were collected and the eluent was evaporated, yielding 3.4 parts (61.8%) of a mixture of ethyl trans-3-hydroxy-4-[(phenylmethyl)amino]-1-piperidinecarboxylate and ethyl trans-4-hydroxy-3-[(phenylmethyl)amino]-1- piperidinecarboxylate as an oily residue (intermediates 35 and 36).

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