Methyl iodide → tert-butyl 4-methoxy-4-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 4-hydroxy-4-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (300 mg) in DMF (3 ml) was added NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil; 77 mg) and MeI (120 μl) under ice bath cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc and was washed with water and brine, and was dried over MgSO4. Solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was purified by silica gel column (n-hexane:EtOAc=50:50 to EtOAc only) to give tert-butyl 4-methoxy-4-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (182 mg) as a colorless oil.

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