Acetic Acid → 1-(3-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-N,N-dimethylpiperidin-4-amine

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To a solution of 1-[3-(methyloxy)-4-nitrophenyl]-4-piperidinone (Example 57, step B; 1.41 g, 5.6 mmol) in 50 mL 1,2-dichloroethane was added a solution of dimethylamine (2M in THF, 5.6 mL, 11.2 mmol), HOAc (1.3 mL, 22.4 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (1.78 g, 8.4 mmol). When TLC indicated the reaction to be complete, the solution was diluted with H2O and extracted with DCM. The aqueous phase was brought to pH>7 with the addition of saturated NaHCO3. This was extracted twice with DCM and EtOAc. The combined organic phases were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to give 1.37 g (88%) of the desired product. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.84 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 6.54 (dd, J=9.4 and 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.46 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (d, J=13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 2.96-2.89 (m, 2H), 2.35-2.30 (m, 1H), 2.15 (s, 6H), 1.79 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.42-1.32 (m, 2H).

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