Trifluoroacetic acid → 1,1-Dimethylpropyl 4-[2-(4-methanesulfonylphenoxymethyl)pyridin-5-yl]piperidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 4-[2-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenoxymethyl)pyridin-5-yl]piperidine-1-carboxylate (Example 1) (30 mg, 0.067 mmol) in dry dichloromethane (0.35 mL) under N2 was added trifluoroacetic acid (0.35 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the residue in dry tetrahydrofuran (0.7 mL) was added triethylamine (28 μL, 0.2 mmol) and di-tert-amyl dicarbonate (25 μL, 0.1 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, diluted with water (1 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1) to give the title compound as a white crystal (28 mg, yield 91%).

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