1-[4-(Phenylmethoxy)phenyl]-4-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy]piperidine → SS-3227

Participants

Reaction Steps

After 1-(4-Benzyloxyphenyl)-4-[4-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy]piperidine (20.0 g) and ethyl alcohol (200 mL) was mixed and then (50% wet) 5 w/w % palladium on carbon (1 g) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred under 4 atms of atmosphere of hydrogen at 60-61° C. for 3 hr. The reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and was filtered to remove the catalyst followed by concentration in vacuo to give 16.2 g (99.5% yield) of an ivory crystal target compound.

Provenance & Evidence