Ammonium Hydroxide → 4-Piperidinecarboxamide

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4-(4-chloro-phenyl-amino)-1-phenylmethyl)-4-piperidine-carbonitrile (29.3 g) was dissolved in 150 ml conc. sulfuric acid and stirred for 1 h at room temperature and 1 h at 70° C. Then the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured on ice, adjusted to pH 10 by addition of 30% aqueous ammonium hydroxide and extracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to yield 4-(4-chloro-phenyl-amino)-1-phenylmethyl)-4-piperidine-carboxamide as an brownish oil which crystallized upon addition of 50 ml diethyl ether and 50 ml pentane. Off-white powder (11.84 g), m.p. 167-170° C.

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