Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-[2-(4-Trifluoromethoxyphenoxy)ethyl]piperidine

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Trifluoroacetic acid (40 ml) was added to a dichloromethane solution (40 ml) of 4-[2-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenoxy)ethyl]piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (18.6 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and ice water was added to the resulting residue. The result was treated with 6 N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure to afford the title compound as a white powder (14 g).

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