Ethyl 1-benzyl-4-oxopiperidine-3-carboxylate hydrochloride → Ethyl 1-benzyl-4-oxopiperidine-3-carboxylate

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In a 5 L 3-necked flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a dropping funnel was placed ethyl 1-benzyl-4-oxo-3-piperidinecarboxylate hydrochloride, (199.3 g, 0.67 mol) in dichloromethane (1.5 L). To this suspension was added saturated sodium bicarbonate (1.5 L) over one hour. After the solid dissolved, the organic layer was separated, washed with brine (250 mL), filtered through 1 PS filter paper and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 160.5 g (92%) of ethyl 1-benzyl-4-oxo-3-piperidinecarboxylate as an oil. NMR 60 MHz, (CDCl3), δ 7.3 (s, 5H), 4.2 (q, 2H), 3.6 (s, 2H), 2.3-3.6 (m, 6H), 1.3 (t, 3H).

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