Sodium borohydride → 4-Phenyl-4-piperidinocyclohexanol

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The cyclohexanone derivative of Example 3 (1 g; 3.9 mmole) was dissolved in 50 ml of methanol inside a three-necked round bottom flask equipped with a condenser. 0.5 g of sodium borohydride was added portionwise to this solution. After addition, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The methanol was removed under reduced pressure to give a solid residue. The solid residue was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extracts were combined and washed once with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Ethyl acetate was removed to give a solid material. The solid was recrystallized from hexane/ether (1:1; v/v) to give the desired cyclohexanol derivative as a white crystalline solid (0.89 g; 85% yield).

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