(3R)-1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-((3-fluorophenoxy)benzoyl)piperidine → (R)-tert-butyl 3-((S)-1-(2-(3-fluorophenoxy)phenyl)-1-hydroxy-5-methoxypentyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of (3R)-1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-((3-fluorophenoxy)benzoyl)piperidine (0.95 g, 2.37 mmol) in THF (3 mL) at −20° C. was added 1.45 M 4-methoxybutyl magnesium chloride in THF (3.3 mL, 4.76 mmol) dropwise. The resulting solution was warmed to rt slowly, and the completion of reaction was confirmed by LC-MS (˜20 min). The reaction was quenched with sat'd aq NH4Cl (4 mL) and extracted with Et2O (4×5 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine, and the solvent was removed in vacuo to give a crude product which was purified by flash column chromatography to afford (R)-tert-butyl 3-((S)-1-(2-(3-fluorophenoxy)phenyl)-1-hydroxy-5-methoxypentyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (0.50 g, 43%).

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