Oxalyl chloride → (E)-4-Methyl-1-[4-(2-methyl-3-pyridyl)-1-piperidyl]pent-2-en-1-one

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(E)-4-Methylpent-2-enoic acid (26 mg, 0.23 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (1 ml), oxalyl chloride (20 μl, 0.23 mmol) and one drop of DMF were added and the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes. This solution was added to a solution of 2-methyl-3-(4-piperidyl)pyridine hydrochloride (27 mg, 0.125 mmol) in DCM (2 ml). DIPEA (120 μl, 0.7 mmol) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by preparative HPLC (Waters XBridge, gradient of water containing 0.1% NH3 and acetonitrile) to yield 9.6 mg of a white solid (0.035 mmol, 15%).

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