Formaldehyde → 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-4-methylpiperazine

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In THF (30 ml) were added N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine (500 mg, 3.84 mmol), a solution of formaldehyde (3117 mg, 38.41 mmol) and sodium cyanoborohydride (1207 mg, 19.20 mmol). The mixture was heated up to 50° C. overnight under stirring. After cooling some water was added and the mixture was extracted with DCM (3×). The organic layers were dried over MgSO4 and evaporated. The residue was purified over a silica plug with DCM/MeOH 9:1 as eluant to afford an oil (370 mg, Y=67%). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 4.45 (t, J=5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.51-3.45 (m, 2H), 3.02-2.84 (m, 4H), 2.71-2.64 (m, 2H), 2.61 (s, 3H), 2.58-2.53 (m, 2H), 2.47-2.43 (m, 2H).

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