Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-5-methoxy-1-(2-phenoxyphenyl)-1-((R)-piperidin-3-yl)pentan-1-ol

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To a solution of (R)-tert-butyl 3-((S)-1-hydroxy-5-methoxy-1-(2-phenoxyphenyl) pentyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (1.97 g, 4.19 mmol) in MeCN (100 mL) was added 2 N aq HCl (100 mL) slowly at rt. The resulting solution was stirred at rt until no starting material remained (˜16 h), basified to pH=10 with 10 N aq NaOH, and evaporated under reduced pressure to remove MeCN. The aq layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (4×10 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo to afford (S)-5-methoxy-1-(2-phenoxyphenyl)-1-((R)-piperidin-3-yl)pentan-1-ol (1.56 g, quantitative) as a free amine.

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