Methanol → HCID 66793977, compound

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Acetyl chloride (40.7 g, 0.52 mol) was added slowly to dry methanol (115 ml) cooled to 0° C. under argon. After the addition, the solution was stirred for an additional ½ hour at 0° C. This solution was then added dropwise into a cold (0° C.) solution of 4-hydroxy-1-methoxypiperidine-4-carbonitrile (5.40 g, 34.6 mmol) in methanol (45 ml). The cooling was removed and the suspension formed was left stirring at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated under vacuum and the residue was dissolved in cold (0° C.) water. NaHCO3 (saturated aqueous solution) was added carefully to adjust the pH to 7. The aqueous phase was thoroughly extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was used without further purification. Yield: 4.9 g of 4-hydroxy-1-methoxy-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (title compound P4.4) as light yellow oil.

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