Diisopropylamine → HCID 59424371, compound

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Reaction Steps

Diisopropylamine (3.50 mL, 24.9 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL). The mixture was cooled to −78° C. Butyllithium (2.5 M in pentane, 9.8 mL, 24.5 mmol) was added to the mixture dropwise, and the reaction stirred at −78° C. for 15 min. A solution of methyl 2-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)acetate (5.50 g, 22.2 mmol) in THF (8 mL) was then added to the mixture dropwise over 20 minutes. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. for 45 minutes. A solution of 2-nitrobenzaldehyde (3.70 g, 24.5 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was then added to the mixture dropwise over 15 minutes. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes and quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride. The resulting mixture was warmed to room temperature, extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). The combined organics were dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered, and concentrated. Silica gel chromatography afforded the desired product in 89% yield as light yellow foam. Mass spec.: 399.3 (MH)+.

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