Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-[4-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy]piperidine

Participants

Reaction Steps

Tert-butyl 4-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenoxy)-piperidine-1-carboxylate (92 g, 254.59 mmol) prepared in Reference Example 189 was dissolved in methylene chloride (100 ml). Trifluoroacetic acid (200 ml) was added dropwise to this solution at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was then dissolved in methylene chloride, which was neutralized with a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution. The mixture was extracted with methylene chloride. The extract was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and then filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was then purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride/methanol=5/1) to afford 4-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenoxy)piperidine (55 g, yield 83%) as a white powder.

Provenance & Evidence