Lithium Hydroxide → 5-(4-Ethylphenyl)-1-[(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)carbonyl]piperidine-3-carboxylic acid

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880 mg (2.24 mmol) of ethyl 5-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-[(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)carbonyl]piperidine-3-carboxylate were dissolved in a mixture of 15.5 ml of dioxane and 7.7 ml of water, 215 mg (8.97 mmol) of lithium hydroxide were added and the mixture was stirred at RT overnight. For workup, the reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, then water was added and the mixture was acidified with 1N hydrochloric acid. The precipitate formed was filtered off, washed and dried under reduced pressure. The filtrate was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The two solids gave a total yield of 764 mg (95% of theory).

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