1-Tert-butyl 4-ethyl piperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate → Tert-butyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of ethyl N-t-butyloxycarbonylpiperidine-4-carboxylate (32.34 g, 0.1257 mol) in THF (100 mL) at 0° C. was added dropwise 1M LAH in THF (87.9 mL, 0.0879 mol). After 2 hours, excess hydride was quenched by the addition of water (3.2 mL), 2M NaOH (3.2 mL) and water (10 mL). The mixture was filtered, washed with EtOAc and the filtrate washed with water, sat. NaCl, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. Pumping to constant weight gave 22.72 g (84%); mp: 79.2°-81.1° C.; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.12 (bd, J=12.8 Hz 2H), 3.49 (d, J=6.2 Hz, 2H), 2.68 (dt, J=13.2, 1.8 Hz, 2H), 1.69 (m, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H, overlapped with m, 1H), 1.14 (m, 2H).

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