Triethylamine → 1'-Benzylspiro[isochroman-1,4'-piperidine]

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To a solution of 1-benzyl-4-[2-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-phenyl]-piperidin-4-ol (2.0 g, 6.6 mmol) and triethylamine (1.9 ml, 14 mmol) dry tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) was added methanesulfonyl chloride (0.48 ml, 6.2 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 4 h. Quenching with water and basification with 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was followed by extraction with three portions of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography of the crude product with n-heptane/ethyl acetate as eluent gave the title compound (0.40 g, 21%) as yellow oil. MS m/e: 294 (M+H+).

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