Tert-butyl 4-(3-cyanophenyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate → 3-(Piperidin-4-yl)benzonitrile

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A solution of tert-butyl 4-(3-cyanophenyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (376 mg, 1.31 mmol) in 10 mL of 1:1 TFA/DCM was stirred at rt for 1.25 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated. Purification by preparative TLC (silica, 1% of 28% NH4OH solution/9% methanl/UDCM) gave 3-piperidin-4-ylbenzonitrile as a white solid. ESI-MS calc. for C12H14N2: 186; Found: 187 (M+H).

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