Tetrahydrofuran → 1-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-4-(methanesulfonyloxy)piperidine

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To a mixture of tert-butyl 4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (10 g) and tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) were successively added methanesulfonyl chloride (5.98 g) and triethylamme (5.53 g) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs., and the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed successively with 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, water and saturated brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give tert-butyl 4-(methylsulfonyl)oxypiperidine-1-carboxylate as crystals. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate-hexane gave white prism crystals (13.2 g, yield 95%). melting point: 94–95° C.

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