4-Cyanobenzoic acid → 4-{[(4-Cyano-benzoyl)-methyl-amino]-methyl}-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a stirred solution of 4-cyanobenzoic acid (322 mg, 2.19 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) was added TBTU (702 mg, 2.19 mmol) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (1.14 mL, 6.54 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred at RT for 10 min. 4-Methylaminomethyl-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (500 mg, 2.19 mmol) in DMF (4 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 2 h. The crude material was concentrated in vacuo and purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with isohexane and increasing the polarity to 100% EtOAc to afford 4-{[(4-cyano-benzoyl)-methyl-amino]-methyl}-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester as a orange solid (700 mg, 89%).

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