Isopropylamine → 1,1-Dimethylethyl 4-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4-cyano-1-piperidinecarboxylate

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To a solution of isopropylamine (1.53 ml, 10.94 mmol) in THF (30 ml) at −78° C. was added n-butyllithium (4.38 ml of a 2.5M solution in hexanes, 10.938 mmol). After 10 minutes, a solution of 4-cyanopiperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in THF (12 ml) was added. After a further 1 hour, a solution of 4-chlorobenzyl chloride (1.84 g, 11.4 mmol) in THF (5 ml) was added and the solution warmed to room temperature over 15 hours. Water (150 ml) was added and the aqueous phase extracted with diethyl ether (150 ml). The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated to give a crude solid that was purified by recrystallisation from diethyl ether/hexane in two batches to give the product as a white solid (2.650 g, 83%). LC-MS (LCT2) m/z 357 [M+Na+], 235 [M-Boc]+, Rt 8.02 min.

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