tert-Butyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate → Tert-butyl 4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

Sodium borohydride (3.8 g, 100.4 mmol) was added in portions to a solution of tert-butyl 4-oxo-1-piperidinecarboxylate (20 g, 100.4 mmol) in methanol (600 mL) at 0° C. After 15 minutes, the ice-water bath was removed and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. Sodium hydroxide (1.0 N, 100 mL) was added and the organic solvent was evaporated. The aqueous was extracted with ether four times. The combined organic layer was washed with water then brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to give tert-butyl 4-hydroxy-1-piperidinecarboxylate (20.48 g, 100%). 1H NMR (CDCl3-d) δ 1.48 (s, 9H), 1.63 (m, 2H), 1.87 (m, 2H), 3.03 (m, 2H), 3.83 (m, 3H).

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