tert-Butyl (3R)-3-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate → (3R)-tert-butyl 4-(2-(3-cyano-2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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2,6-difluoro-3-(oxiran-2-yl)benzonitrile (3.70 g, 20.4 mmol) and (R)-tert-butyl 3-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (6.63 g, 30.6 mmol) were dissolved in ethanol (36.0 mL) then placed in 3-20 mL sealed tubes and microwaved at 140° C. for 1 h. The solvents were evaporated and the combined residue was purified by chromatography through a 120 g ISCO Redi-sep column with 50% to 100% ethyl acetate/hexane solvent system to yield the title compound LC-MS (IE, m/z): 398 [M+1]+.

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