2-Methylpiperazine → HCID 263198, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 2-methylpiperazine (81.90 g, 0.819 mol) in xylene (525 ml) at 133° C. was added with stirring 2,2,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxen-4-one (232.48 g, 1.637 mol) in xylene (525 ml) over 10 minutes, during which the temperature decreased to 100° C. After heating to 115° C over 5 minutes vigorous effervescence commenced, and after heating to 124° C. over another 5 minutes distillation of acetone (through a Vigreux column) also commenced. Pot temperature was increased to 139° C. over a further 30 minutes, with collection of acetone distillate. After cooling to 20° C. overnight, supernatant liquid was separated from deposited syrup, which was dissolved in dichloromethane. Removal of solvent from combined solutions and drying (92° C./100 Pa) gave N,N′-bis(acetoacetyl)-2-methylpiperazine (BAAMPZ) as a viscous syrup (216.66 g, 99%), identified by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FT-IR and Raman spectra.

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