Dimethylformamide → 2-[4-(4-Indolyl)-1-piperazinyl]-N-(2-pyridyl)acetamide

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A mixture of 1.4 g of 1-(4-indolyl)piperazine, 1.26 g of 2-chloro-N-(2-pyridyl)acetamide (prepared as described in Beilstein E III/IV, 22, 3881), 1.3 ml of diisopropylethylamine, and 14 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide was stirred at 60° C. under nitrogen stream for 4 h. Afterwards, the mixture was diluted with 200 ml of water and extracted with ethyl acetate (4×50 ml). The organic layers were washed with water, dried (sodium sulfate) and evaporated to dryness in vacuo affording 2.37 g of the title compound as a crude base, which was crystallized from MeOH affording 1.6 g melting at 198-201° C.

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