1-Benzylpiperazine → 1-Benzyl-4-(2-methyl-4-pyridinyl)piperazine

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A solution of 1-benzylpiperazine (6.8 g) and 4-chloro-2-methylpyridine (4.9 g) in acetic acid (20 ml) was heated under reflux for 15 hours, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water, and the reaction mixture was basified with potassium carbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified with basic silica gel column (ethyl acetate) to obtain the title compound as a brown oil (10 g, quantitative).

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