4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → Tert-butyl 4-fluoro-4-((tosyloxy)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride (230 mg, 1.209 mmol) was added portionwise to tert-butyl 4-fluoro-4-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (188 mg, 0.806 mmol), triethylamine (227 μL, 1.612 mmol), and DMAP (9.85 mg, 0.081 mmol) in dichloromethane (2015 μL) at 0° C. The solution was stirred at room temperature overnight and then partitioned between dichloromethane and water. The organic layer was washed with 0.2M HCl and then dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in dichloromethane and loaded onto a 25+M Biotage silica column. Chromatography, eluting with a gradient of EtOAc in hexanes, gave tert-butyl 4-fluoro-4-(tosyloxymethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (251 mg, 0.648 mmol, 80%) as a clear semi-solid.

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