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

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Benzyl bromide (3.1 mL, 26 mmol) was added to a mixture of 1-(2-nitrophenyl)piperazine (4.91 g, 24 mmol) and potassium carbonate (8.2 g, 59 mmol) in dimethylformamide (30 mL) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was azeotroped with xylene. The residue was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine (×3), dried (MgSO4) and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (60:40) to give the title compound as an orange oil (4.0 g, 57%). δH (250 MHz, CDCl3) 7.75 (1H, dd, J 1.6, 8.1 Hz), 7.46 (1H, dt, J 1.6, 7.3 Hz), 7.34-7.24 (5H, m), 7.12 (1H, dd, J 7.1, 8.3 Hz), 7.01 (1H, dt, J 1.2, 8.3 Hz), 3.57 (2H, s), 3.10-3.05 (4H, m), and 2.63-2.58 (4H, m).

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