Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(2-Fluorobenzoyl)-4-hydroxypiperidine

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A mixture of 13.3 g of 1-acetyl-4-(2-fluorobenzoyl)-4-hydroxypiperidine and 20 ml of 6N hydrochloric acid was stirred at reflux under nitrogen for 4 hrs. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool and poured onto ca. 100 g of ice. Methylene chloride was added, and the separated aqueous layer was made strongly basic by means of 15% sodium hydroxide solution. The aqueous layer was extracted three times with 80 ml of methylene chloride. The extracts were dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated provide anhydrous 9.5 g (85%) of product, mp 133°-135° C.

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