(4-Benzylpiperidin-4-yl)methanol Hydrochloride is a salt analog of (4-Benzylpiperidin-4-yl)methanol (CAS# 546085-37-4), which can be used in the synthesis of sulfamides, sulfamates and sulfonamides. (4-Benzylpiperidin-4-yl)methanol Hydrochloride may also be useful in the preparation of substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine compounds as ret kinase inhibitors.