Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 131724157, compound

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Rac-cis-1-[4-(1-benzyl-3-phenyl-piperidin-4-yl)-piperazin-1-yl]-2,2,2-trifluoro-ethanone (4.60 g, 10.7 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (200 mL) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (1.0 mL) and palladium on charcoal (10%, 700 mg) were added. After stirring in a hydrogen atmosphere (1 bar) at room temperature overnight the mixture was filtered and the solvent was evaporated. The crude intermediate was dissolved in dichloromethane (100 mL) and triethylamine (7.25 mL, 51.7 mmol) and 3,5-bistrifluoromethyl-benzoyl chloride (2.06 mL, 11.4 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and than diluted with 100 mL water. The organic phase was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted twice with 100 mL dichloromethane. Organic phases were pooled, dried with magnesium sulfate and evaporated. Flash chromatography on silica gel with hexane/ethyl acetate/triethyl amine 90:10:1 gave the desired product (5.26 g, 87%) as a white foam, MS: m/e=582.0 (M+H+).

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