Formaldehyde → Diethyl acetamido[(piperidin-1-yl)methyl]propanedioate

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To a solution of diethyl acetamidomalonate XC (1.75 g, 8.05 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added piperidine (0.62 mL, 6.7 mmol) and 36% aqueous solution formaldehyde (0.23 mL, 8.25 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 5 min. The mixture was cooled to −5° C. and kept at this temperature overnight. The precipitate was filtered to produce 1,3-diethyl 2-acetamido-2-(piperidin-1-ylmethyl)propanedioate XCI as a white crystallized solid (1.01 g, 3.21 mmol, 40% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3) 1.15-1.30 (m, 6H), 1.31-1.56 (m, 6H), 2.03 (s, 3H), 2.30-2.51 (m, 4H), 3.25 (s, 2H), 4.13-4.32 (m, 4H), 6.99 (brs, 1H); ESIMS found for C15H26N2O5 m/z 315 (M+H).

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