Methylamine → 1-benzyl-N-methylpiperidine-4-carboxamide

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N-Benzyl 4-piperidinecarboxylic acid (5.00 g, 22.8 mmol), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethyl-carbodiimide hydrochloride (5.25 g, 27.4 mmol) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (3.84 g, 25.1 mmol) were added to a solution of methylamine (11.4 ml of a 2.0M solution in tetrahydrofuran, 22.8 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 ml). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, then partitioned between dichloromethane and water. The organic layer was separated and washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to furnish a pale yellow solid, 3.50 g.

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