Trifluoroacetic acid → benzoic acid (S)-1-piperidin-4-yl-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl ester

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2.78 g (7.2 mmol) of 4-((S)-2-benzoyloxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in 80 ml of CH2Cl2 was added 5.83 ml of TFA (90% in water) drop by drop. After 16 hours, the reaction mixture was poured into crashed ice; then, the pH was adjusted to 9-10 with sodium carbonate solution and the mixture was extracted three times with CH2Cl2; the organic phases were washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography [CH2Cl2 (sat. with NH3) and MeOH 1:0 to 9:1] to give 1.96 g (95%) of the title compound as yellow oil. MS: 289.1 (MH+).

Provenance & Evidence