Potassium Carbonate → (2R,5S)-4-Benzyl-2-methyl-5-((R)-3-methyl-morpholin-4-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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K2CO3 (81.6 g, 591 mmol) and KI (73.6 g, 443 mmol) were added to a solution of (2R,5R)-4-benzyl-5-chloromethyl-2-methyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (50 g, 147.9 mmol) in acetonitrile (400 mL) followed by (R)-3-methyl-morpholine hydrochloride (26.4 g, 192 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 70° C. for 18 h. The solid was then removed by filtration and the solvent removed in vacuo. The crude material was purified by chromatography using a pad of silica (20% EtOAc in Petrol) to give the title compound (41.3 g) as a white solid. MS: [M+H]+=404.

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