Trifluoromethylpyridine → 2-(trifluoromethyl)piperidine

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A mixture of 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (0.38 g, 2.60 mmol) and platinum oxide (0.04 g, 0.18 mmol) in acetic acid (15 mL) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (2 mL) was hydrogenated in a Parr apparatus at 40 psi for 3 d. Filtration through celite and concentration of the filtrate provided 2-(trifluoromethyl)piperidine as hydrochloride salt which was used without further purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, methanol-d4): 4.18 (m, 1H), 3.50 (m, 1H), 3.15 (m, 1H), 2.16 (m, 1H), 1.99 (m, 2H), 1.71 (m, 3H).

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