o-Fluorobenzaldehyde → Methyl 1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-5-methylpiperidine-3-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

In a flask, dichloromethane (8 mL) and acetic acid (8 drops) was added to methyl 5-methylpiperidine-3-carboxylate (300 mg, 1.9 mmol) and 2-fluorobenzaldehyde (3.8 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 15 minutes. Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (1.6 g, 7.6 mmol) was added in one portion. The reaction was stirred overnight. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo and purified using prep LC/MS.

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