Water → (1-Ethylpiperidin-3-yl)methanol

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To a stirring mixture of 3-piperidinemethanol (2 g) and potassium carbonate (6 g) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (15 ml) was added iodoethane (1.53 ml). The reaction became warm and was cooled back to ambient temperature using a cold water bath. After 2 hours, the solvent was stripped, the residue treated with water and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with water then brine, dried by passing through a phase separation cartridge and evaporated to give the title compound as a clear oil, yield 1.53 g, 61%.

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