Lithium amide → 2,6-Diethyl-2,3,6-trimethyl-4-piperidyl p-t-butylbenzoate

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15.0 g of 2,6-diethyl-2,3,6-trimethyl-4-piperidinol (Compound 1) and 16.0 g of methyl p-t-butylbenzoate were dissolved in 500 ml of heptane. 1.5 g of lithium amide were then added to the solution and the mixture was refluxed by heating in a flask equipped with a Dean-Stark separator. 1.5 g of methanol were first removed and this was followed by 200 ml of heptane, which distilled off over a period of 3 hours. After cooling the reaction mixture, it was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulphate; the solvent was then removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The residue was distilled under reduced pressure, giving 28.2 g of the title compound as a colourless liquid (bp 176°-178° C./0.008 mmHg).

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