Diethyl 2-cyano-3-(p-fluorophenyl)glutarate → Ethyl trans-4-(p-fluorophenyl)-6-oxo-3-piperidinecarboxylate

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5 g of diethyl 2-cyano-3-(p-fluorophenyl)glutarate obtained in Examples 1 to 3 was added to a mixture of 1.4 g of a commercially available developed Raney nickel and 120 mL of ethanol, and the reaction mixture was allowed to react at 27° C. for 6 hours under a hydrogen pressure of 2.5 atm (gauge pressure) of hydrogen. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite, and the filtrate was concentrated. The resulting oily substance was recrystallized to obtain 2 g of ethyl trans-4-(p-fluorophenyl)-6-oxo-3-piperidinecarboxylate as a crystalline white powder.

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