Dimethylformamide → HCID 19366931, compound

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Reaction Steps

NaH (158 mg, 6.56 mmol) was added to 4-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-hydroxymethyl-1-methylpiperidine (1.45 g, 6.56 mmol) in DMF (20 mL). The slurry was heated to 90° C. for 6 h. The reaction was diluted with hexane (200 mL), washed with water (200 mL), brine (50 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to yield 1.21 g (92%) of the title compound as a white crystalline solid; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.54 (dt, 1H), 6.48 (dd, 1H), 4.37 (s, 2H), 2.84 (m, 2H), 2.31 (s, 3H), 1.97 (4H, pentuplet), 1.71 (m, 2H) ppm.

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