Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate

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To a solution of 1-tert-butyl 4-methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-1,4-dicarboxylate (470 mg, 1.72 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in MeOH (1 mL) was added HCl (4 M in dioxane, 1 mL). The mixture was stirred at rt for about 1 h and concentrated to dryness to give methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate, which was used without further purification. LRMS (M+H+) m/z 174.0.

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