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4-Cyanopiperidine is used as an intermediate for the preparation of pharmaceutical substances like antidepressants and anti-inflammatory. It is used as a precursor for the synthesis of piperidine derivatives.

The general procedure for the synthesis of 4-cyanopiperidine from N-Boc-4-cyanopiperidine is as follows: Step A: Preparation of 4-cyanopiperidine hydrochloride (mt17-1) N-Boc-4-cyanopiperidine (4.00 g, 19.0 mmol) was dissolved in 20 mL of 4M HCl/EtOAc solution and stirred at room temperature for 30 min. After completion of the reaction, the mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give 2.10 g of 4-cyanopiperidine hydrochloride (mt17-1) as a white solid in 100% yield. 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ: 9.32 (br, 1H), 3.18-3.08 (m, 3H), 2.97-2.92 (m, 2H), 2.08-2.04 (m, 2H), 1.95-1.85 (m, 2H).

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[2] Patent: WO2014/4416, 2014, A1. Location in patent: Page/Page column 102
[3] Patent: US2014/5103, 2014, A1. Location in patent: Paragraph 0459; 0460
[4] Patent: US2015/197531, 2015, A1. Location in patent: Paragraph 0460
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