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HRID 1836346Generated: October 30, 2026

Formaldehyde → 1-Methylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant4-Piperidinecarboxylic acidHCID 3773—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product1-Methylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acidHCID 2736939—

Reaction Steps

Isonipecotic acid (50 g, 0.387 mole) was dissolved in water (500 ml) and 37% formaldehyde (125 ml). 10% Palladium on carbon (50 g) was added and the mixture was shaken under a hydrogen atmosphere at 60 psi at room temperature for 18 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06777428B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_08
ORD IDord-d2c514050ea6435589e2e2e8418f223b
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_08