Sodium Carbonate → N-(2-Carbomethoxyphenyl)-4-piperidone

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A mixture of 44 (5.3 g, 18 mmol) in methanolic HCl (200 mL) was heated in an oil bath (50° C., 1 h). The resulting mixture was cooled, diluted with water (50 mL), and stirred at room temperature (30 min). The solvent volume was reduced in vacuo and neutralized with sodium carbonate. The aqueous layer was extracted with three portions of dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo. PCTLC (SiO2, 6 mm, 10% EtOH-90% CHCl3) afforded the title compound (45).

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