Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Methanesulfonylpiperidine hydrochloride

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To a mixture of tert-butyl 4-(methylsulfonyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (1.5 g) and ethyl acetate (10 mL) was added dropwise a 4N hydrochloric acid.ethyl acetate solution (2.5 mL) with stirring under ice-cooling. After stirring overnight at room temperature, the precipitated crystals were collected by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate to give 4-(methylsulfonyl)piperidine hydrochloride as crystals (1.08 g, yield 95%). Recrystallization from ethanol gave colorless prism crystals. melting point: 271–272° C.

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