1-Benzyl-4-piperidone → 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-4-ol

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A solution of 1-benzyl-4-piperidone (26.5 mmol, 5 g) in THF (50 mL) was cooled to −15° C. and a solution of methyl magnesium bromide in ether (3 M, 22 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for 0.5 hours then allowed to warm to room temperature. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (50 mL) was added and the products were extracted into ethyl acetate, dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered and the solvent removed by evaporation under vacuum to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid (5.0 g) that was used directly without further purification.

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