Methyl chloroformate → Dimethyl 2-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)piperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate

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To a solution of methyl 2-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate (6.65 g, 24.69 mmol) in DCM (100 mL) and DIPEA (5.16 mL, 29.63 mmol) was added methyl carbonochloridate (2.53 mL, 32.10 mmol) dropwise at room temperature under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The reaction was quenched with 0.15 M HCl (250 mL). The organic phase was separated, washed with satd NaHCO3, dried using a phase separator and evaporated to yield dimethyl 2-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)piperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate (8.1 g, 100%). MS m/z 328 (M+H)+

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