1-tert-Butyl 4-ethyl 4-cyanopiperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate → 1-tert-Butyl 4-ethyl 4-(aminomethyl)piperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate

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Platinum(IV) oxide (0.724 g, 3.19 mmol) and 1-tert-butyl 4-ethyl 4-cyanopiperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate (Intermediate 7) (9 g, 31.9 mmol) in acetic acid (100 ml) were stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen at 5 bar and 25° C. for 1 day. The crude product was filtered through celite and the filtrate purified by ion exchange chromatography, using an SCX column. The desired product was eluted from the column using 7M NH3/MeOH and pure fractions were evaporated to dryness to afford 1-tert-butyl 4-ethyl 4-(aminomethyl)piperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate (7.59 g, 83%) as a colourless oil.

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