Trifluoroacetic acid → 1-[1-(4-Methoxy-2,3-dimethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-piperazine

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To an ice chilled solution containing 4-[1-(4-methoxy-2,3-dimethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.4 g 1.38 mmol) and 10 ml dichloromethane, was added trifluoroacetic acid (2 ml) dropwise. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction was concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluted with 10% MeOH(NH3)/dichloromethane. 1-[1-(4-Methoxy-2,3-dimethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-piperazine was obtained as a yellow oil (0.16 g 47%). Analysis H1 NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 7.23 (1H, d), 6.69 (1H, d), 3.8 (3H, s), 3.55 (1H, q), 3.484 (2H, s), 2.838 (4H, m), 2.47 (2H, m), 2.38 (2H, m), 2.271 (3H, s), 2.167 (3H, s), 1.26 (3H, d). MS (LC-MS): Calculated for C15H24N2O 248.36. Found 249.25 (M+).

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