“…Following the general procedure from 3a (500 mg, 2.85 mmol) and ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate (3 mmol), 708 mg (80%) of the title compound was obtained as a yellowish solid after washing with hexane: 1 13 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(4-methoxybenzoyl)piperidin-2-one (4f). Following the general procedure from 3f (1.2 g, 5.74 mmol) and ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate (6.02 mmol), 1.8 g (91%) of the title compound was obtained as a white solid after washing with hexane: 1 163.4, 147.1, 132.8, 131.2, 128.8, 126.3, 118.6, 113.9, 108.2, 55.6, 50. 4-(2-Oxo-1-phenylpiperidine-3-carbonyl)benzonitrile (4k). Following the general procedure from 3a (750 mg, 4.28 mmol) and methyl 4-cyanobenzoate (4.5 mmol), 1.1 g (84%) of the title compound was obtained as a white solid after chromatography on silica gel eluting with dichloromethane: 1 Experimental Procedure for the Synthesis of Spirocycles 2.…”