Potassium Carbonate → 4-(4-Fluorobenzyl)-1-(2-(2-oxo-1,3-dihydroindol-5-oxy)ethyl)piperidine

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A suspension of toluene-4-sulfonic acid 2-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-5-yloxy)-ethyl ester (0.77 g, 2.22 mmol), 4-(4-fluorobenzyl)piperidine (1.1 g, 5.63 mmol), and potassium carbonate (2.2 g, 15.92 mmol) in acetonitrile (75 ml) was refluxed overnight under argon. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and the solid was filtered off and washed with THF (3×20 ml). The filtrate was evaporated, and the solid chromatographed on silica gel eluting with 35% methanol/ethyl acetate to give the title compound (0.62 g, 76%) as a solid, mp 149-150° C. Analysis calculated for C22H25FN2O2 ·0.14H2O: C, 71.21; H, 6.87; N, 7.55; F, 5.12. Found: C, 71.21; H, 6.68; N, 7.49; F, 5.26.

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