Sodium Iodide → N-[[1-[(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl)methyl]-4-piperidinyl]methyl]acetamide

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A mixture of 12.6 parts of 2-(bromomethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin, 11 parts of N-(4-piperidinylmethyl)acetamide acetate (1:1), 15 parts of sodium carbonate, 0.1 parts of sodium iodide and 135 parts of N,N-dimethylacetamide was stirred overnight at 75° C. The reaction mixture was poured into water. The product was extracted with 4-methyl-2-pentanone. The extract was dried, filtered and evaporated. The residue was crystallized from a mixture of 1,1'-oxybisethane and 2,2'-oxybispropane. The product was filtered off and dried, yielding 3.2 parts (21.0%) of N-[[1-[(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl)methyl]-4-piperidinyl]methyl]acetamide; mp. 137.9° C. (intermediate 89).

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