1-Chloroethyl chloroformate → 4-(2-Chlorophenyl)-4-methylpiperidine

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The mixture of 1-benzyl-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-methylpiperidine and 1-benzyl-4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-4-methyl-piperidine (1.6 g) was dissolved in methanol (30 mL) and 1-chloroethylchloroformate (0.9 mL) was added. The mixture was heated at reflux for 10 minutes and allowed to cool. The solvent was removed by evaporation under vacuum and the residue precipitated from ethyl acetate with ether to give a 4:1 mixture of the title compound and 4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-4-methyl-piperidine which was used directly without further purification. LCMS m/z 210.2 [M+H]+. R.T.=2.64 min (Analytical Method 4).

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