1-Ethylpiperidin-4-one → 1-Ethyl-4-(2-fluoro-3-(methylthio)phenyl)piperidin-4-ol

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Preparation according to preparation 1 with the exception that n-hexyllitium was used instead of n-butyllithium: 1-bromo-2-fluoro-3-(methylthio)benzene (15 g, 67.8 mmol), dry tetrahydrofurane (70 ml), n-hexyllithium (2.3 M in hexane, 31 ml, 71 mmol), 1-ethylpiperidin-4-one (9.06 g, 71 mmol). Yield: 20.7 g. MS m/z (rel. intensity, 70 eV) 269 (M+, 49), 254 (bp), 236 (36), 56 (31), 84 (23).

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