Water → N-(2-Cyanophenyl)piperazine

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Piperazine (6.0 g, 69 mmol) was dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (50 ml), 2-fluorobenzonitrile (0.95 ml, 9 mmol) and potassium carbonate (2.2 g, 17 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. Water (100 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted with toluene (2×100 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with 1 N sodium hydroxide (3×75 ml), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to give 1.48 g (88%) 2-(1-piperazinyl)benzonitrile as an oil.

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