Water → 1-Benzyl-3-methylpiperidin-4-ol

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Subsequently, 3.13 g of the 1-benzyl-3-methyl-4-piperidone obtained above was dissolved in 6 ml of ether. The solution was added dropwise to a suspension of 0.44 g of lithium aluminum hydride in 25 ml of ether over 5 minutes while maintaining the temperature at 24°-27° C. Then, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 10 minutes, and, 5 ml of water was added thereto under ice-cooling. The mixture was extracted with 30 ml of ether four times. The ether layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to obtain 3.17 g of an oily matter of 1-benzyl-4-hydroxy-3-methylpiperidine.

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