Tetrahydrofuran → 1-Boc-4-Methylenepiperidine

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To a solution of 986 mg of methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran, 1.87 ml of 1.63 M n-butyl lithium/hexane solution was added dropwise at 0° C., under cooling with ice. The temperature then was immediately raised to room temperature, and the system was stirred for 50 minutes. The reaction liquid was again cooled to 0° C., to which a solution of 500 mg of t-butyl 4-oxotetrahydropyridine-1(2H)-carboxylate in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise, followed by an hour's stirring at the same temperature. The reaction liquid was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed successively with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Distilling the solvent off under reduced pressure, the resulting residue was purified on silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate=5/1) to provide 192 mg of the title compound.

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