Water → 1-(Cyclohexylmethyl)piperidin-4-amine

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A solution of 1-cyclohexylmethylpiperid-4-one oxime (37.8 g; 0.18 moles) dissolved in anhydrous diethyl ether (250 ml) was added little by little to a suspension of lithium aluminium hydride (14.04 g; 0.36 moles) in anhydrous diethyl ether (200 ml). On completion of the addition, the resultant mixture was heated to the boiling point and maintained there under reflux for 12 hours, and then thoroughly cooled whilst water (14 ml), 15% (w/v) aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (14 ml) and water (42 ml) were added successively. The mixture was filtered and the ethereal solution was dried (Na2SO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo. The product 1-cyclohexylmethyl-4-aminopiperidine (31 g) was isolated as a viscous liquid, b.p. 105°-110° C./0.3 mm Hg.

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