Diethyl Ether → 3H-Spiro(1-benzofuran-2,4'-piperidine)

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A solution of 5.3 g of 2,3-dihydro-1'-benzylspiro[benzofuran-2,4'-piperidine], free base of Example 1, in 250 ml of isopropyl alcohol is hydrogenated in a Paar shaker, 50 psig, 65°-70° C., with 1 g of a 10% palladium/carbon catalyst until the uptake of hydrogen is completed. Thereafter, the solution is successively permitted to cool to ambient temperature, filtered and concentrated to dryness, leaving a white solid. The solid is dissolved in a benzene-ether mixture, the solution is filtered through celite and then concentrated again, providing a white solid which, upon trituration with ether, provides the product, 2,3-dihydrospiro[benzofuran-2,4'-piperidine], mp 56°-58.5° C.

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