Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Benzhydrylpiperazine dihydrochloride

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4N Hydrogen chloride in 1,4-dioxane (44 ml) was added to a solution of 4-tert-butoxycarbonyl-2-benzhydryl-1-methylpiperazine (6.5 g) in ethanol (33 ml) under ice-cooling over 30 minutes. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with diisopropyl ether and the resulting solid was collected by filtration to give 2-benzhydrylpiperazine dihydrochloride (6.02 g) as a powder.

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