Potassium Carbonate → Tert-butyl 4-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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A mixture of 1-bromo-2-chloro-4-nitrobenzene (1 g, 4.2 mmol), tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (0.86 g, 4.6 mmol), potassium carbonate (878 mg, 6.4 mmol) and tetrabutyl ammonium bromide (137 mg, 0.42 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide (20 mL) was heated at 125° C. for 3 hours. After cooling to ambient temperature, the mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with 5/1 petroleum ether/ethyl acetate to give the title compound. MS: 342 (M+H+)

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