Trifluoroacetic acid → Ethyl 4-benzylpiperidine-4-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 1-tert-butyl 4-ethyl 4-benzylpiperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate (step 2, 4.5 g, 12.96 mmol) in DCM (50 ml) was cooled to 0° C. After ten minutes, trifluoroacetic acid (6.0 g) was added and stirred the reaction at room temperature for about 6 hours. After completion of the reaction (monitored by TLC), the reaction mixture was neutralized with sat. NaHCO3, extracted with DCM, 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: 248 (100%) [M+1].

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