Acetic Acid → Tert-butyl 4-(2-cyanophenyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of 2-[1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)]benzonitrile (5.3 g, 0.019 mol) and acetic acid (0.28 ml, 4.9 mmol) in ethanol (200 ml), degassed with argon was added palladium on carbon. The reaction was hydrogenated on a Parr apparatus at 50 psi for 15 hours. The mixture was recharged twice with acetic acid (0.14 ml, 0.28 ml) and palladium on carbon (900 mg, 1.8 g), hydrogenated as above and filtered through celite. Solvent evaporation gave 2-(1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-yl)benzonitrile.

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