Sodium hydride → 1-(2,2-Dimethoxyethyl)-piperidin-2-one

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To a stirred mixture of aminoacetaldehyde dimethylacetal (0.74 g, 7 mmole) in ethyl acetate (20 mL) and 2M sodium carbonate (20 mL) was added 5-chlorovaleryl chloride (1.55 g, 10 mmole). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour. The aqueous layer was separated and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phase was washed with 1% hydrochloric acid and water, dried (magnesium sulfate), and concentrated. The oily residue was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran, and sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.3 g, 7.5 mmole) was added. The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 1.5 hours and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to give 1-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-piperidin-2-one (1.06 g) as a pale yellow oil.

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