Hexane → 1-Benzyl-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)piperidin-4-ol

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A solution of n-butyllithium in hexane (1.56 M, 93.0 mL, 145 mmol) was added dropwise a solution of 4-bromo-1,2-dimethoxybenzene (34.4 g, 158 mmol) in THF (350 ml) under −70° C. and stirred for 30 minutes under argon atmosphere. A solution of 1-benzyl piperidin-4-one (25.0 g, 132 mmol) in THF (50 ml) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture under −60° C., and the mixture was allowed to warm to 0° C. and stirred under ice cooling for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was diluted with water, concentrated under reduced pressure, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified using silica gel column chromatography and the obtained crystals were washed with hexane to obtain 26.6 g (yield 71%) of the title compound. mp. 112–114° C.

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