Benzyl Bromide → 1-Benzyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)piperazine

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To a 500 mL round-bottomed flask equipped with magnetic stirring was added 1-(2-nitrophenyl)piperazine (Emka-Chemie) (30 g, 145 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (300 mL). A solution of Na2CO3 in H2O (61.2 g in 100 mL) was added, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 5 min. Stirring was stopped, benzyl bromide (18.6 mL, 159 mmol) was added, and the reaction was heated at reflux for 4 h. The organic layer was separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×50 mL). All organic fractions were combined, washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-4-benzylpiperazine as an orange oil (42 g). MS (ESI, pos. Ion) m/z: 298 (M+H); MS (ESI, neg. Ion) m/z: 296 (M−H). Calc'd for C17H19N3O2: 297.15.

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