1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine → 4-Butyl-1-piperazineethanol

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2-(1-Piperazinyl)ethanol (12.2 g) was dissolved in chloroform (60 ml), triethylamine (13.0 ml) and 1-bromobutane (14.1 g) were successively added at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction solution was successively washed with a 10 M aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide (15 ml), water (50 ml×2), saturated aqueous sodium chloride (50 ml), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue obtained was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride:methanol:aqueous ammonia=90:10:0.5) to give the title compound (10.8 g) as a pale yellow oily substance. Yield=62%.

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