Water → 4-[2-Fluoro-3-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-1-propylpiperidine

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To a solution of 4-[2-fluoro-3-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]piperidine (0.4 g, 1.55 mmol) in acetonitrile (40 ml) was added potassium carbonate (0.3 g, 2.17 mmol) and 1-iodopropane (0.151 ml, 1.55 mmol) and the mixture was heated at reflux for 15 h. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and water (50 ml) was added. The aqueous residue was extracted with ethylacetate (3×50 ml) and the combined organic phases was dried, concentrated, and purified by flash column chromatography (ethylacetate/methanol, 1:1) to give the title compound (0.37 g, 79%). The amine was converted to the hydrochloric acid salt and recrystallized from ethanol/diethyl ether: M.p. 255-257° C. MS m/z (relative intensity, 70 eV) 299 (M+, 2), 271 (16), 270 (bp), 147 (9) 133 (10).

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