Ethanol → 2-(4-Benzylpiperazin-1-yl)aniline

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To a round-bottomed flask equipped with magnetic stirring was added 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-4-benzylpiperazine (42 g, 160 mmol), EtOH (300 mL), and SnCl2.2H2O (Aldrich) (141 g, 624 mmol), and the reaction mixture was warmed to 60° C. for 5 h. The reaction mixture was treated with 1N NaOH (30 mL) and CH2Cl2. The organic layer was separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×30 mL). All organic fractions were combined, washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford the amine as a light yellow oil (34 g). MS (ESI, pos. Ion) m/z: 268 (M+H); MS (ESI, neg. Ion) m/z: 266 (M−H). Calc'd for C17H21N3: 267.17.

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