2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol → Tert-butyl 4-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate

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tert-Butyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (0.300 g, 1.393 mmol), 2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-ol (1.00 mL, 13.935 mmol), triphenylphosphine (0.440 g, 1.672 mmol) and N-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]imino}(tert-butoxy)formamide (0.390 g, 1.672 mmol) were combined in THF (10 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 36 h before being heated to 75 C for 18 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by FCC (EtOAc: heptane, 1:1) to afford the title compound (0.192 g, 50%). Method B HPLC-MS: MH+ requires m/z=297 Found: m/z=242 (MH+-tBu), Rt=2.25 min (100%).

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