1-Benzyl-4-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine → 2-(Piperidin-4-yl)pyridine

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A mixture of 3.2 g (12.8 mmol) of 1-benzyl-4-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine and 1.2 g of Pd(OH)2/C in 25 mL of MeOH was hydrogenated at 50 psi for 6 h. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by chomatography [CH2Cl2:MeOH:(2M NH3 in MeOH), 100:8:4) to give 1.86 g of the title compound.

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