Piperidine → Ethyl alpha-phenyl-1-piperidineacetate

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To a solution of ethyl 2-bromo-2-phenylacetate 21 (1.50 g, 6.17 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at room temperature was added piperidine (0.641 mL, 6.48 mmol) and TEA (1.72 mL, 12.34 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h then diluted with brine and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. The crude material was purified by silica gel column chromatography with gradient of ethyl acetate (0-50%) in hexane to afford 22 as a colorless viscous oil (520 mg, 34%). LRMS (ESI): (calc) 247.3 (found) 248.3 (MH)+.

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