Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 67506075, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of tert-butyl 4,4-difluoro-2-phenylpiperidine-1-carboxylate (0.17 g, 0.57 mmol) in methanol (5 mL) was added 4M hydrogen chloride in dioxane (5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours then concentrated and the residue was triturated with diethyl ether. The white solid was collected by filtration and dried to give 4,4-difluoro-2-phenylpiperidine as the hydrochloride salt (93 mg, 70%). GC-MS (EI) for C11H13F2N: 197 (MH+).

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