Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 1-benzyl-4-(cyanomethyl)-3-oxopiperidine-4-carboxylate

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To a flask charged with ethyl 1-benzyl-3-oxopiperidine-4-carboxylate (1.0 g, 3.8 mmol) and a stir bar was added K2CO3 (1.06 g, 7.6 mmol), bromoacetonitrile (0.92 g, 7.6 mmo0, and acetone (15 mL). The reaction was allowed to stir at RT for 2 hours. LC showed slow reaction. It was then heated to 45° C. for 3 hours. LC showed complete reaction at that point. The reaction was quenched with NH4Cl, extracted with EtOAc, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by MPLC to furnish the title compound. LCMS: m/z 301 (M+H)+.

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