Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(4-Nitrophenoxy)piperidine hydrochloride

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A mixture of N-acetyl-4-(4-nitrophenoxy)piperidine (1.6 g. 6.05 mmol) and 2N HCl (25 mL) was heated under reflux for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled and concentrated to give 1.5 g (100%) of 4-(4-nitrophenoxy)piperidine hydrochloride as an off-white solid; mp 216°-219° C.; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.05 (br s, 2H), 8.10 (d, 2H), 7.10 (d, 2H), 4.82 (m, 1H), 3.08 (m, 2H), 3.00 (m, 2H), 2.05 (m, 2H), 1.85 (m, 2H).

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