Acetic Acid → tert-Butyl 4-(benzylamino)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of N-Boc-piperidone (3.0 g, 15.1 mmol) in THF (76 mL) was added benzylamine (1.65 mL, 15.1 mmol), acetic acid (0.86 mL, 15.1 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (4.8 g, 22.6 mmol). After stirring 2.5 hours the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and CH2Cl2 (50 mL) and saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution (50 mL) was added. The organic phase was separated, and the aqueous was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×50 mL). The combined organic phases were then dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 4-benzylamino-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (4.30 g, 98%).

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