1-Benzyl-4-piperidone → 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-4-ol

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A solution of 1-benzyl-4-piperidone (4.9 mL, 26.5 mmol) in anhydrous diethyl ether (50 mL) was cooled to −78° C. and treated with methyllithium (1.4 M, 21 mL, 29 mmol). This mixture was stirred for 2.5 hr at −78° C., then quenched with aqueous brine, and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (CH2Cl2→90:10:1 CH2Cl2/methanol/NH4OH) to yield 4.5 g (83%) of the title compound, ESI-MS m/z: 206 [M+1].

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