N-Benzyl-4-piperidone

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As an important organic compound, N-Benzyl-4-piperidone could be used to synthesize many organic compounds. There are four ways to synthesize 1-benzylpiperidine-4-carbaldehyde using it as the raw material. The first method involves the Wittig reaction of (methoxymethyl) triphenylphosphonium chloride with N-benzyl-4-piperidone, followed by hydrolysis of the resulting enol ether. In another method, trimethylsilyl diazomethane is condensed with N-benzyl-4-piperidone, followed by hydrolysis to obtain the final product. In a third route, N-benzyl-4-piperidone is treated with trimethyloxosulfonium iodide to produce the corresponding epoxide. The epoxide is then rearranged in the presence of magnesium bromide etherate, resulting in 1-benzylpiperidine-4-carbaldehyde with high yields. In 2007, a patent described the Darzens condensation of N-benzyl-4-piperidone with ethyl chloroacetate, followed by decarboxylation[1].