Water → 1-Tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-methoxypiperidine

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4-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (200 mg, 0.641 mmol) was added portionwise as a solid to a suspension of sodium hydride (0.018 g, 0.770 mmol) in dimethylformamide (6 mL) at room temperature. After 30 minutes, methyl iodide (0.109 g, 60 uL, 0.770 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred overnight. The mixture was poured into an equal volume of water and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×10 mL). The ethyl acetate extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give a tan oil. The crude oil was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane to 60:40 hexane/ethyl acetate gradient) to afford 4-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-4-methoxy-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester as a clear oil (108 mg, 52%).

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