908245-03-4

5470-70-2

908245-03-4

The general procedure for the synthesis of methyl 6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxylate from methyl 6-methylnicotinate was as follows: methanol (300 mL), concentrated hydrochloric acid (13.0 g), 10% Pd/C catalyst (4.0 g), and methyl 6-methylnicotinate (20.0 g, 132 mmol) were added to a 400 mL Fisher-Porter reactor. The mixture was heated to 80 °C and stirred at 60 psi hydrogen pressure for 21 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, the mixture was cooled and filtered to remove the catalyst. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure to afford methyl 6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxylate (27.0 g, quantitative yield). The structure of the product was confirmed by 1H NMR to be consistent with the target compound.