Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-(Azetidine-1-carbonyl)piperidine

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tert-Butyl 4-(azetidin-1-ylcarbonyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (0.50 g, 1.86 mmol) was dissolved in methylene chloride (10 mL) and to the solution was added trifluoroacetic acid (2.12 g, 18.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred at RT overnight and then the solvent was removed by evaporation. The residue was dissolved in a small amount of methanol and THF and the solution was then loaded on a cation exchange sorbent (Isolute® SCX-2; 10 g). The column washed with THF and the product was then eluted with ammonia saturated methanol. The solvent was removed by evaporation. There was obtained 0.32 g (100%) of 4-(azetidin-1-ylcarbonyl)piperidine. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): 1.4-1.5 (m, 4H), 2.0-2.2 (m, 3H), 2.4-2.5 (m, 2H), 2.9-3.0 (d, 2H), 3.7-3.8 (t, 2H), 3.9 (s, 1H), 4.0 (t, 2H).

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