Ammonium Chloride → 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)-2-{4-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}ethanone

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2-Bromo-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanone (269 mg, 1.10 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 1-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]piperazine hydrochloride (200 mg, 0.736 mmol) followed by Hünig's base, then was stirred at RT for 1 h. The reaction mixture was poured into saturated NH4Cl solution and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with water, then brine. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by preparative TLC using 5% MeOH/DCM solvent system to yield 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-{4-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}ethanone.

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