1-Benzyl-4-piperidone → alpha-[1-(Phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinylidene]-2-thiopheneacetonitrile

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To a stirred mixture of 80 parts of sodium methoxide and 160 parts of methanol are added successively 50 parts of 2-thiopheneacetonitrile and then dropwise 66 parts of 1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinone. Upon completion, the whole is heated to reflux and stirring at reflux temperature is continued for one hour. The reaction mixture is cooled and evaporated. The residue is distilled in a molecular distillation-apparatus, yielding about 70 parts of α-[1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinylidene]-2-thiopheneacetonitrile as a residue.

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