Ethylparaben → tert-Butyl 4-(4-(ethoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (4.15 g, 25.0 mmol), tert-butyl 4-hydroxytetrahydro-1(2H)-pyridinecarboxylate (5.0 g, 25.0 mmol) and triphenyl phosphine (7.87 g, 30.0 mmol) were dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL), and with stirring at 0° C., diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (6.06 g, 30.0 mmol) was added thereto and stirred for 24 hours. The reaction solution was concentrated, and the precipitated white solid was taken out through filtration and washed with ethyl acetate. The mother liquid was washed with aqueous 1 N sodium hydroxide solution and saturated saline water in that order, and the organic layer was dried with magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated off, and the residue was purified through silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=9/1) to obtain the intended compound (5.45 g, 62%) as a colorless solid.

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