Ethyl 4-piperidinecarboxylate → 1-(1-Methyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid

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First step: Using the general procedure I for the preparation of amide, 2.60 g of 1-(1-methyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester was prepared from 1.89 g of piperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester and 1.40 g of 1-methyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid as a light yellow oil. ES-MS m/e: 240.3 (M+H+). Second step: To a stirred solution of 1-(1-methyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (2.60 g, 0.011 mmol) in THF, EtOH, H2O (50 ml, 1/1/1) was added LiOH.H2O (686 mg, 16.3 mmol). After two hours at RT, the reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuo. The crude residue was diluted in CH2Cl2 and aqueous HCl (1N) was added until pH=2. The organic phase was collected, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuo to afforded 1.98 g (86%) of the title product as a white powder. ES-MS m/e: 212.1 (M+H+).

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