Bromide ion → (S)-2-(2-benzyl-4-(3-(cyclopentyloxy)-4-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamide

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A solution of the bishydrochloride salt of (S)-3-Benzyl-1-(3-cyclopentyloxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazine (Example 2) (110 mg, 0.25 mmol) in THF (2 mL) at room temperature was treated with diisopropylethylamine (165 μL, 1.0 mmol) followed by 2-bromoacetamide (42 mg, 0.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at 50° C. for 8 h and an additional amount of bromide (42 mg, 0.3 mmol) then added. The reaction mixture was then stirred for an additional 16 h at room temperature and evaporated. The crude reaction was then partitioned between EtOAc (3 mL) and a saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution (3 mL). The organic phase was isolated and further washed with an additional portion of a saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution (3 mL) and brine (2×3 mL).

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