Acetic Acid → 1-methyl-N-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]piperidin-4-amine

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1-Methyl-4-piperidone (1.13 g, 10 mmol) was dissolved in 20 ml of methanol and added to a 100 ml flask. 4-Methylbenzylamine (1.21 g, 10 mmol) in 10 ml of methanol was added. Acetic acid (˜1.5 ml) was added until pH˜5. NaCNBH3 (1.26 g, 20 mmol) was slowly added. After 20 hrs magnetic stirring methanol was partly removed on Rotavapor (40° C.). Dichloromethane, water and 2M NaOH were added until pH˜10. The phases were separated and aq. phase was extracted twice with dichloromethane. The combined organic phases were washed with brine and dried over MgSO4. Concentration on Rotavapor (40° C.) yielded 2.06 g crude (93%) 47AKU-5. TLC (20% methanol in dichloromethane): Rf=0.3. HPLC-MS (Method A): M+=219.1 (UV/MS(%)=89/98).

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