1,4-Butanediol → N-(1-Benzylpiperdin-4-yl)-N-isopropyl 2-(4-Hydroxybut-1-oxy)acetamide

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Reaction Steps

1,4-Butanediol (16 mL, 178 mmol) was refluxed with sodium hydroxide (970 mg, 24.3 mmol) in tert-butanol (8 mL) for 2 h at which time the solid sodium hydroxide had dissolved. The solution was then cooled to room temperature and a solution of N-(1-benzylpiperdin-4-yl)-N-isopropyl 2-chloroacetamide (5.0 g, 16.2 mmol) in tert-butanol (8 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was then stirred at room temperature overnight. After removal of tert-butanol under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in dichloromethane and this solution washed with sodium bicarbonate, water and brine. The organic layer was then dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (dichloromethane/methanol/ammonium hydroxide: 90/9/1) to give 4.73 g of the title intermediate as a viscous oil (81% yield).

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