Triethylamine → Benzyl 2-(4-oxopiperidin-1-yl)acetate

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To a stirred suspension of 4-piperidone (10.0 g, 65.0 mmol) and bromobenzyl acetate (14.9 g, 65.2 mmol) in acetone (100 ml) was added K2CO3 (9.0 g) and Et3N (9.1 ml, 65.2 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for two days, and then the solvent was evaporated. The residue was partitioned between EtOAc and water. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were combined and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was evaporated to afford the title compound (13.3 g, 53.8 mmol, 83%) as a thick oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.33-7.37 (m, 5H), 5.18 (s, 2H), 3.42 (s, 2H), 2.91 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 4H), 2.50 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 4H).

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