Cyclobutanone → Tert-butyl 4-cyclobutylpiperazine-1-carboxylate

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To a mixture of tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (0.72 g, 0.0039 mol) and cyclobutanone (0.87 mL, 0.012 mol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2.4 g, 0.012 mol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The reaction was quenched with aq. NaHCO3 solution and extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to give tert-butyl 4-cyclobutylpiperazine-1-carboxylate, which was treated with 4.57 M hydrogen chloride in 1,4-dioxane (10 mL, 0.04 mol) at room temperature for 2 hours and then evaporated to dryness to give the desired product. LCMS calculated for C8H17N2 (M+H)+: m/z=141.1; Found: 141.2

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