Water → 4-(1-((1-Benzylpiperidin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a solution of 4-[4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (4.5 g, 0.011 mol, 1.0 eq) in DMSO (100 mL) and add powdered KOH (3.0 g, 0.055 mol, 5.0 eq) at RT under nitrogen atmosphere and stir for 30 minutes. To the resulting solution add (R)-1-benzyl-2-(bromomethyl)piperidine hydrochloride (5.0 g, 0.0165 mol, 1.5 eq) and stir the reaction mass at RT for 16 h. After completion, dilute the reaction with water (100 mL) and extract the compound in EA (3×100 mL). Wash the organic layer with brine (2×50 mL) and dry over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Concentrate the organic layer under reduced pressure and purify on silica (100-200 mesh) using 2% acetone-DCM to get 3.0 g (46%) of the title compound. (ES+): m/z=601 (M+H).

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