
%0 Journal Article
%A Gellert, E 
%A Rudzats, R 
%A Summons, RE 
%A Worth, BR 
%T Diphenylpiperidines: Synthesis and properties of some methoxy-substituted 3,4-diphenylpiperidine derivatives
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1971/04/01
%V 24
%N 4
%P 843-850
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9710843
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9710843 
%X The &#945;- and &#946;-racemates of a series of methoxy-substituted N-ethyl-3,4- diphenylpiperidines have been synthesized by reductive cyclization of the appropriately substituted ethyl 3,4-diphenyl-4-cyanobutanoates prepared by Michael condensation of the corresponding phenylacetonitriles with ethyl cinnamate derivatives. The mechanism of the reduction, the stereochemistry, and the N.M.R. spectra of the racemates are discussed. 
