Pyridine → N-(1-Benzylpiperidin-4-yl)acetamide

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To a solution of 1-benzylpiperidin-4-amine (10 g) in dichloromethane (80 ml), cooled to 5° C., was added pyridine (5.1 ml) followed by acetyl chloride (4.5 ml) and the resulting mixture was stirred for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with 1N NaOH (×2) and then the organic layers were dried and evaporated to dryness to give a solid which was recrystallised from ethyl acetate to give N-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)acetamide. Yield 8.8 g. NMR (d6 DMSO): 1.4 (m, 2H), 1.7 (m, 2H), 1.8 (s, 3H), 2.0 (m, 2H), 2.75 (m, 2H), 3.45 (s, 2H), 3.55 (m, 1H), 7.3 (m, 5H), 7.75 (d, 1H).

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