1-Bromo-4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene → 1-Boc-4-[Hydroxy-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)methyl]piperidine

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To a solution of 1-bromo-4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene (1.88 g, 7.80 mmol) in THF (16 mL) at −78° C. was added n-BuLi (1.9M in hexanes, 4.1 mL, 7.8 mmol), and the solution was stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes. A solution of 4-formyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (1.50 g, 7.03 mmol) in THF (2 mL) was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 45 minutes then allowed to warm to room temperature over 1 h. Work-up and purification gave 4-[hydroxy-(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-methyl]-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester as colourless crystals (1.75 g, 66%).

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