1,2-Dichloroethane → 4-(3,3-Diphenylpropanoyl)piperazin-2-one

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To a solution of piperazin-2-one (100 m g, 1 mmol), 3,3-diphenylpropanoic acid (226 mg, 1 mmol) was added EDC (382 mg, 2 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 mL). The solution was stirred at room temperature overnight and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with EtOAc, and the mixture was washed consecutively with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 and brine. The organic layer was dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude material was purified by flash column chromatography (2:98 MeOH/DCM) to give the desired 4-(3,3-diphenylpropanoyl)piperazin-2-one product (compound 4) (246 mg, 80%) as a white powder.

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