Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(4-Piperidinyl)-1,2-benzisoxazole Hydrochloride

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A mixture of 5.0 g of 4-(1,2-benzisoxazole-3-yl)-1-piperidine carboxylic acid phenyl ester, 100 ml of ethanol, 50 g of (85%) potassium hydroxide and 50 ml of water was heated under reflux, with stirring, under nitrogen for 16 hrs. Most of the ethanol was removed in vacuo and the resultant aqueous suspension was extracted with ether (3×50 ml). The ether extracts were combined, washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the ether removed under reduced pressure to give an oil. The oil was dissolved in anhydrous ether and hydrogen chloride was introduced to precipitate a 3.0 g of a hydrochloride salt. Recrystallization from methanol-ether gave 2.0 g (57%) of product as the hydrochloride, mp, 313°-315° (dec.).

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