Chloroform → (4-(Chloromethyl)piperidin-1-yl)(phenyl)methanone

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4-Hydroxymethylpyridine is hydrogenated in methanol at 140° C. under 200 atmospheres of hydrogen pressure in the presence of ruthenium oxide, producing 4-hydroxymethylpiperidine, b.p. 126°-130° C./14 mm Hg; m.p. 55°-56° C. Reaction with benzoyl chloride produces N-benzoyl-4-hydroxymethylpiperidine (m.p. 83°-85° C.). A mixture of 135.0 g of N-benzoyl-4-hydroxymethyl-piperidine, 90 ml of thionyl chloride and 900 ml of chloroform is heated under reflux for 4 hours. Thereafter, the reaction mixture is mixed with water, while cooling with ice, and the organic phase is washed neutral with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated. There are obtained 132.0 g (90% of theory) of N-benzoyl-4-chloromethylpiperidine; m.p. 68°-70° C.

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