Piperazine → 1-(Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl)piperazine

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To 14.32 g (60 mmol) of said 4,4'-difluorobenzhydryl chloride were added 10.46 g (90 mmol) of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 25.84 g (300 mmol) of piperazine and 52 ml of dry chloroform, and the mixture was heated under reflux. To the reaction mixture was added dropwise over 45 minutes 14.32 g (60 mmol) of 4,4'-difluorobenzhydryl chloride in 13 ml of dry chloroform. The mixture was heated under reflux for 18 hours and filtered. The filtrate was washed successively with water and a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. There was obtained a residue, which was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel to give 13.49 g (47 mmol) of 4,4'-difluorobenzhydryl piperazine from eluates of dichloromethane-methanol (10:1).

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