Benzhydrol → 4-(Diphenylmethoxy)piperidinium chloride

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The starting material is prepared as follows: The mixture 268 of diphenylmethanol, 200 g of 4-hydroxypiperidine hydrochloride and 28.8 g of p-toulenesulfonic acid monohydrate is stirred and heated to 160° while reducing the pressure to 0.2 mm Hg with a vacuum pump for 3 hours. It is cooled to 80°, dissolved in 500 ml of ethanol and the solution cooled to 10°. The resulting suspension is filtered, the residue washed with isopropanol and dried at 60°, to yield the 4-diphenylmethoxy-piperidine hydrochloride. It is suspended in 1,800 ml of water, converted into the free base with 125 ml of aqueous ammonia and extracted with diethyl ether and the extract evaporated.

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