Hydrochloric Acid → Benzyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate

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A 4-piperidone hydrochloride monohydrate (15.3 g) was dissolved in 2N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (100 mL). To the solution was added a benzyloxycarbonyl chloride (20.4 g) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 2N hydrochloric acid, and the aqueous solution was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride subsequently, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give the title compound (23.3 g) having the following physical data.

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