Chloroacetonitrile → 2-(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)acetonitrile

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A mixture of 4-hydroxypyridine (4.04 g, 40 mmol), chloroacetonitrile (2.78 mL, 44 mmol) and potassium carbonate (22 g, 160 mmol) in acetonitrile (50 mL) was stirred at rt for overnight. The insolubles were filtered off, the filtrate was concentrated to give 5.6 g of (4-hydroxy-piperidin-1-yl)-acetonitrile.

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