Triethylamine → 5-(4-Methylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-nitroaniline

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A solution of 5-fluoro-2-nitrobenzenamine (3.0 g, 18.1 mmol), triethylamine (5.0 mL, 36.3 mmol), and 1-methylpiperazine (2.0 mL, 18.1 mmol) in dioxane (25 mL) was heated at reflux for 18 hr. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue dissolved in DCM (100 mL). This solution was washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate followed by brine, then dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 5-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-nitrobenzenamine (3.25 g) as a dark brown solid. A solution of 5-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-nitrobenzenamine (3.25 g; 13.7 mmol) in absolute ethanol (40 mL) was hydrogenated at atmospheric pressure with 10% palladium on carbon (0.30 g; 2.7 mmol) at room temperature for 17 hr. The mixture was filtered through diatomaceous earth and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine (2.36 g).

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