Trifluoroacetic acid → [4-((R)-2-hydroxymethyl-6-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)-but-2-ynyloxy]-acetonitrile

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Trifluoroacetic acid (0.5 mL, 6.5 mmol) was added to a solution of {4-[(R)-2-(1-ethoxy-ethoxymethyl)-6-oxo-piperidin-1-yl]-but-2-ynyloxy}-acetonitrile (290 mg, 0.94 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (3 mL). After 1 h at rt, the reaction mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (20 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×20 mL). Combined extracts were dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2→3% MeOH/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 118 mg (53%) of [4-((R)-2-hydroxymethyl-6-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)-but-2-ynyloxy]-acetonitrile.

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