Triethylamine → o-Methoxycarbonyl--[4-(3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-1-piperazinyl]acetanilide

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6.5 Grams of o-methoxycarbonyl-α-(1-piperazinyl)acetanilide and 2.4 g of triethylamine were dissolved in 50 ml of methylene chloride, then a methylene chloride solution containing 5.4 g of 3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl chloride was added dropwise thereto under ice-cooled condition with stirring. The reaction was continued at the same temperature for 1 hour, then the reaction mixture was washed with water, 5%-sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, next with potassium carbonate aqueous solution, and was dried. Methylene chloride was removed by distillation, the residue obtained was crystallized by adding ethyl acetate, the crystals formed were collected by filtration. Recrystallized from ethanol to obtain 7.5 g of o-methoxycarbonyl-α-[4-(3,4-dimethoxy-benzoyl)-1-piperazinyl]acetanilide in the form of colorless needle-like crystals. Melting point: 167.5°-169° C.

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