1-Bromo-4-iodobenzene → 1-(4-Bromophenyl)-cis-3,5-dimethylpiperazine

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A microwave vial was charged with 1-bromo-4-iodobenzene (1.0 g, 3.5 mmol), CuI (0.135 g, 0.707 mmol), BINOL (0.202 g, 0.707 mmol), and K3PO4 (1.5 g. 7.1 mmol). The vial was capped and then evacuated and backfilled with Ar. Cis-2,6-dimethylpiperazine (0.605 g, 5.30 mmol) and DMF (4 mL) were then added. The resulting mixture was stirred at rt for 4 d. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, filtered through a cake of Celite and the filtrate was concentrated to give the crude product. Crude product was purified by flash chromatography using MeOH/CH2Cl2 (2:98 to 15:85) to give the title compound as a red solid (567 mg, 59%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, MeOD) δ 7.33 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.89 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 3.63-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.18-3.07 (m, 2H), 2.40 (t, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.23 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 6H); MS ESI 269.0 [M+H]+, calcd for [C12H17BrN2+H]+ 269.06.

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