p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 6-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1-phenyl-2-piperidone

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A mixture of 200 mg of 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-δ-valerolactone, 0.5 g of aniline, 20 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid and 10 ml of xylene was refluxed for 6 hours. After removal of solvent, the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with diluted hydrochloric acid and a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried. After removal of the solvent, the residue was purified, by silica gel thin layer chromatography (solvent; chloroform:methanol=10:1) to give 60 mg of 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-phenyl-2-piperidone.

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