Trifluoroacetic acid → 2,3-dihydro-2-[2-[4-(6-Fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-1H-isoindol-1-one

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To 2-[2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-1H-isoindol-1-one (2.2 g, 5.6 mmol) was added a solution of trifluoroacetic acid (11.0 ml) in dichloromethane (30 ml) at room temperature, under nitrogen. Triethylsilane (1.5 ml) was then added and the reaction mixture was allowed to stir for 18 hours at which time it was poured into a NaHCO3 (sat.). The layers were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted with DCM (3X). The combined organics were washed with brine and dried (Na2SO4). Filtration and concentration gave the crude product as a solid which was recrystallized from EtOAc, to give 1.6 g (79%) of the desired product as a white solid, m.p.=166°-168° C.

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