4-Benzyloxycarbonyl-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-3,4-dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-one → 1-(4-Fluorobenzyl)piperazin-2-one

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A mixture of 4-benzyloxycarbonyl-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-3,4-dihydro-pyrazin-2(1H)-one (0.5 g, 1.45 mmol) and Pearlman's catalyst (26 mg; 20% palladium hydroxide on carbon) in methanol (25 mL) was stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen (1 atm) at room temperature overnight. The product mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, and concentrated under vacuum to provide 1-(4-fluorobenzyl)piperazin-2-one. 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6 DMSO) δ 7.29 (dd, J=8.4, 5.7 Hz, 2H), 7.16 (t, J=9.0 Hz, 2H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 3.28 (s, 2H), 3.14 (t, J=5.3 Hz, 2H) 2.84 (t, J=5.3 Hz, 2H); ES MS (M+1)=209.

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