Acetyl chloride → 1-(4-Hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)ethan-1-one

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To a solution of 4-hydroxypiperidine (5.00 g, 49.4 mmol) in anhydrous THF (30 mL) and triethylamine (10 mL, 75 mmol) was added acetyl chloride (3.52 mL, 49.4 mmol). After the addition, the mixture was stirred for another 2 hours at room temperature. The solid formed was filtered and the mother liquid was concentrated to yield 5.0 g of crude product, which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (230-400 mesh), using 5% methanol in dichloromethane as eluent, to give 1-(4-hydroxy-piperidin-1-yl)-ethanone. Yield: 2.40 g (34%).

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