Trityl chloride → 1-Tritylpiperidin-4-one

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To a solution of 10.6 g (65.1 mmol) of 4-piperidone monohydrate hydrochloride and 20.0 g (198 mmol) of triethylamine in 150 ml of dimethylformamide, 18.1 g (65.1 mmol) of chlorotriphenylmethane were added at 60° C. in portions under stirring, followed by stirring for further 5 hours at the same temperature. After cooling, the triethylamine hydrochloride thus precipitated was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated by evaporation under reduced pressure. To the residue, 150 ml of water were added and the resulting mixture was extracted with 300 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated saline and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was concentrated by evaporation under reduced pressure, whereby 23.0 g (yield: 98.3%) of 1-triphenylmethyl-4-piperidone were obtained.

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