Methyl Ethyl Ketone → Tert-butyl 4-[3-(4-cyano-3-fluorophenoxy)propyl]-1-piperidinecarboxylate

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A 2-butanone (7.6 mL) solution of 1.12 g of tert-butyl 4-(3-bromopropyl)-1-piperidinecarboxylate was added to a 2-butanone (7.0 mL) mixture of 0.50 g of 2-fluoro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile and 0.56 g of potassium carbonate, which was then heated to reflux for 6 hours and 30 minutes. After cooling down to room temperature, the reaction mixture was added to a mixture of ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was separated, washed with water, and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, followed by distilling off the solvent under reduced pressure. The resultant residue was purified using silica gel column chromatography (eluent; hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) to provide 0.72 g of tert-butyl 4-[3-(4-cyano-3-fluorophenoxy)propyl]-1-piperidinecarboxylate as colorless oily form.

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