Water → Methyl 2-(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)acetate

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Treat a 0° C. solution of 4-hydroxy-piperidine (20.0 g, 0.19 mol) and (CH3CH2)3N (24.0 g, 0.24 mol) in CH2Cl2 (200 mL) with methyl bromoacetate (30.21 g, 0.197 mol), warm to room temperature, and stir 2 hours at room temperature under N2. Dilute the reaction with water and extract with 3:1 chloroform:isopropanol. Dry the organic layer (Na2SO4), remove the solvent in vacuo to afford crude product, and purify with a 5% methanol in CH2Cl2 to afford 20.13 g (59%) of the titled product. Rf=0.13 (9/1 CH2Cl2/methanol). ES MS (m/z): 174 (M+).

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