1-Benzyl-4-hydroxy-4-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl)piperidine → 4-Hydroxy-4-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl)-piperidine

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A mixture of 1.0 gm (2.9 mMol) 1-benzyl-4-hydroxy-4-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl)piperidine and 5% palladium on carbon in 20 mL methanol was stirred at room temperature under about 1 atmosphere of hydrogen for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through a bed of CELITE and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to provide 0.64 gm (86%) of the desired compound as a white foam. A portion of the material was converted to the oxalate salt for analysis.

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