4-Fluoroaniline → 1-Benzyl-4-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)piperidine-4-carbonitrile

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A mixture of 120 g (634 mmol) 1-benzyl-4-piperidone, 77.5 g (697 mmol) 4-fluoroaniline and 62.9 g (634 mmol) trimethylsilyl cyanide in 400 ml acetic acid was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 h. The reaction mixture was poured onto 500 g ice, pH is adjusted to 9 by addition of 5N NaOH and the aqueous mixture extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated. The crystalline residue was re-crystallised from Et2O: 152 g 1-benzyl-4-(4-fluoro-phenylamino)-piperidine-4-carbonitrile as colorless crystals: MS (ISP): 310.1 MH+.

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