Piperazine → 1-(Cyclopenten-3-yl) piperazine

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3-chlorocyclopentene (306 mmoles, 36.9 g) was added dropwise to a solution of anhydrous piperazine (496 mmoles, 36.9 g) in dry methanol (350 mL) at -13° C. The final solution was stirred at -13° C. for 15 minutes and at room temperature for one hour. The solvent was evaporated to dryness, and the residue was first taken up with chloroform and then filtered to eliminate the precipitate. After elimination of chloroform by evaporation the filtrate give 10 g of 1-(cyclopenten-3-yl) piperazine (yellow oil).

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