Trimethyl phosphonoacetate → 4-Cyclohexyl-4-(2-methoxycarbonyl-vinyl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a solution of trimethyl phosphonoacetate (1.41 ml, 8.72 mmole), lithium chloride (477 mg, 11.3 mmole), and 1,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-7-ene (DBU) (1.55 ml, 11.3 mmole) in anhydrous acetonitrile (25 ml) is added 4-cyclohexyl-4-formyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester, 7, (2.58 mg, 8.72 mmole) under argon at room temperature. The mixture is stirred for one hour and the solvent then removed under reduced pressure. The crude product is purified over silica (methylene chloride:methanol=15:1, Rf=0.78) to afford 2.64 g (86% yield) of the desired compound.

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