Citric Acid → Tert-butyl 4-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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A solution of 1-tert-butyl 3-methyl 4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)piperidine-1,3 dicarboxylate from step A in THF (100 mL) was cooled at 0° C. and then LiBH4 (1.10 g, 50 mmol) was added in. After stirring for 2 hours as the solution was warmed to room temperature, the pH value was adjusted to 4 with 1M citric acid. After removal of the volatiles in vacuo, the product was extracted in ethyl acetate, washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Upon filtering and removal of the volatiles in vacuo, tert-butyl 4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3 (hydroxymethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate was obtained (8.82 g, 100% yield), which was used directly in the next step. MS (m/z): 246 (M-Boc+H)+.

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