Trifluoroacetic acid → N-Benzyl-N-methylpiperidin-4-amine

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Reaction Steps

tert-Butyl 4-(benzyl(methyl)amino)piperidine-1-carboxylate (1.2 g, 3.947 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was dissolved in DCM (10 ml); TFA (1.2 ml) was added at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at RT. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, taken up several times in toluene and dried. The crude product was used in the next stage without being purified further.

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