Phosphorus tribromide → 1-[4-(2-Bromoethyl)piperidin-1-yl]-2,2-diphenylethanone

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1-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperidin-1-yl]-2,2-diphenylethanone (2.39 g; 8.11 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (20 ml). At room temperature, phosphorous tribromide (1.6 ml; 8.92 mmol) was slowly added dropwise. The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 4 h. Cooling was followed by washing with saturated NaHCO3 solution, 2N HCl and saturated NaCl solution, and the organic phase was separated off and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. Purification of the residue through a cartridge (silica gel) resulted in 1-[4-(2-bromoethyl)-piperidin-1-yl]-2,2-diphenylethanone (0.75 g; 2.13 mmol).

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