Methyl iodide → Methyl N-Boc-4-piperidinepropionate

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Reaction Steps

Iodomethane (556 μL, 8.93 mmol) was added dropwise to a cooled (0° C.) mixture of commercially available 3-[1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanoic acid (2.09 g, 8.12 mmol) and K2CO3 (2.81 g, 20.3 mmol) in 20 mL of DMF. The reaction mixture was permitted to warm to rt and stir overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with ether and washed four times with water, then once with brine. The ethereal layer was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by MPLC (silica, 40% ethyl acetate/hexanes) provided tert-butyl 4-(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate.

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