Acetic Acid → Ethyl 1-methylpiperidine-4-carboxylate

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Piperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (78 g) was dissolved in MeOH (1.2 L) at RT then formaldehyde (37%, 90 mL) and acetic acid (42 mL) were added and stirred for 2 h. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., NaCNBH3 (70 g) was added, and the mix was stirred for 20 min at 0° C., then overnight at RT. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. then quenched with 6N NaOH. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo to an aqueous layer, which was extracted with EtOAc (4×), brine-washed, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to provide 1-methylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.

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