Hydrochloric Acid → Cyclohexanone, 4-(4-pyridinyl)-

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2 M HCl (13.6 ml) was added to a solution of 4-(1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)pyridine (3.0 g, 13.6 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (136 ml), and stirring was carried out for 3 h at RT. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water (50 ml) and rendered basic with solid sodium hydrogen carbonate. Then extraction with ethyl acetate (2×100 ml) was carried out. The combined organic phases were washed with water (80 ml), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The desired product was used in the next step without being purified further. Yield: 69% (1.65 g, 9.42 mmol).

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