Tetrahydrofuran → Tert-butyl 4-(6-{2-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]vinyl}pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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To a mixture of [4-(hydroxymethyl)benzyl](triphenyl)phosphonium chloride (1.283 g, 3.064 mmol), tert-butyl 4-(6-formylpyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (876.3 mg, 3.008 mmol) and anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) was added potassium tert-butoxide (383.9 mg, 3.421 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. Water (20 ml) was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted 3 times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:hexane=1:1). The fraction containing the target product was concentrated and the obtained solid was dissolved in ethyl acetate, and extracted twice with 0.2M hydrochloric acid. The aqueous layer was saturated with sodium carbonate, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give tert-butyl 4-(6-{2-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]vinyl}pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (850.2 mg, yield 71.5%, E/Z mixture) as a pale-yellow solid.

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