Acetic Anhydride → 1-(4-(3-Methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethanone

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To a solution of 1-[3-(methyloxy)-4-nitrophenyl]piperazine (0.5 g, 2.11 mmol) and triethylamine (1.27 g, 12.63 mmol, Aldrich) in dichloromethane (25 mL) was added acetic anhydride (0.64 g, 6.35 mmol, Aldrich). After stirring 3 hrs at rt, the reaction was washed with water (25 mL), organic layer adsorbed to silica gel and purified by column chromatography (dichloromethane to 10% methanol/dichloromethane) to give 1-acetyl-4-[3-(methyloxy)-4-nitrophenyl]piperazine (0.4 g, 68%). ESIMS (M+H)+=280.

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