Sodium Hydroxide → 4-(Phenoxymethyl)piperidine

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 22.0 g (0.075 mole) of N-benzoyl-4-phenoxymethylpiperidine, 25 ml of 10 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and 175 ml of ethanol is heated under reflux for 18 hours. The reaction mixture is then evaporated in a vacuum and the residue is taken up in diethyl ether, washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent then evaporated off. There are obtained 12.0 g of 4-phenoxymethylpiperidine (84% of theory); m.p. 42°-43° C.

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