Trifluoroacetic acid → [1-((R)-2-amino-3-phenyl-propyl)-piperidin-4-yl]-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-methanone

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A solution of {(R)-1-benzyl-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-piperidin-1-yl]-ethyl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (1.12 g, 2.54 mmol) and trifluoroacetic acid (3 ml) in dichloromethane (6 ml) is stirred at ambient temperature for 3 hours. The solvent is evaporated and the residue takenup in hydrochloric acid (2M), washed with ethylacetate and basified with sodium hydroxide solution (4M) to pH8-9. The suspension is extracted with dichloromethane, the dichloromethane dried over magnesium sulphate and the solvent evaporated to afford [1-((R)-2-amino-3-phenyl-propyl)-piperidin-4-yl]-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-methanone. [MH]+341.7.

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