Trifluoroacetic acid → Ethyl 4-ethyl-4-piperidinecarboxylate

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of 1-tert-butyl 4-ethyl 4-ethylpiperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate (above step 2, 4.5 g, 12.96 mmol) in 50 ml DCM was cooled to 0° C. After ten minutes trifluoro acetic acid (6.0 g) was added and stirred the reaction at room temperature for about 6 hours. Upon completion of the reaction (monitored by TLC), the reaction mixture was neutralized with saturated NaHCO3 and extracted with DCM, the organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure to furnish the title compound (2.3 g) as a light yellow liquid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): 1.19-1.24 (t, 3H); 1.48-1.58 (m, 2H); 2.14-2.18 (m, 2H); 2.64-2.73 (m, 2H); 2.86 (s, 2H); 3.01-3.07 (m, 4H); 4.10-4.17 (m, 2H); 7.07-7.10 (m, 2H); 7.24-7.30 (m, 3H); ES Mass: 186 (100%), [M+1].

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