4-Piperidinecarboxamide → 1-Benzylpiperidine-4-carboxamide

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 20 g (156 mmol) of isonipecotamide, 32.4 g (234 mmol) of potassium carbonate, 2 g (12 mmol) of potassium iodide and 18.6 ml (156 mmol) of benzyl bromide in 400 ml of acetonitrile is heated at reflux for 5 hours. The solvent is evaporated off and the residue is taken up in a dichloromethane/water mixture. After decanting, extracting with dichloromethane, washing the organic phases with brine and drying, removal of the solvent by evaporation yields the expected product.

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