1-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-4-(methanesulfonyloxy)piperidine → Tert-butyl 4-(methylthio)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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A solution of tert-butyl 4-(methylsulfonyloxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate (2.0 g, 7.2 mmol) and sodium thiomethoxide (1.0 g, 14.4 mmol) in methanol (30 mL) was refluxed for 15 h and then concentrated. The residue was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer was extracted twice with ethyl acetate and the combined organic extracts washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Column chromatography on silica (3% ethyl acetate in hexanes) afforded tert-butyl 4-(methylthio)piperidine-1-carboxylate (0.98 g, 58% yield) as a colorless oil. MS (EI) for C11H21NO2S: 231 (M+).

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