Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 3-methoxy-4-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)methoxy)benzoate

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Formaldehyde (35 ml of a 37% solution in water, 420 mmol) was added to a solution of ethyl 3-methoxy-4-(1-tert-butyloxycarbonylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)benzoate (35 g, 89 mmol) in formic acid (35 ml) and the reaction was heated at 95° C. for 3 hours. The reaction was cooled, the volatiles we removed in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in dichloromethane. 3.0 N Hydrogen chloride in diethyl ether (40 ml, 120 mmol) was added, together with a little diethyl ether and a solid was precipitated. Collection of the solid by suction filtration followed by drying in vacuo yielded ethyl 3-methoxy-4-(1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)benzoate (30.6 g, 100% yield) as a white solid:

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