Tert-butyl 4-(2-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate → 3-Chloro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)benzonitrile hydrochloride

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Tert-Butyl 4-(2-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (0.322 g, 1 mmol) was diluted with 4.0M HCl in dioxane (3 mL) and stirred for 30 min. The thick white precipitate that formed was diluted with ethyl ether (10 mL) and stirred until a fine suspension resulted. The precipitate was filtered under nitrogen and dried in vacuum to afford 3-chloro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)benzonitrile hydrochloride (0.242 g, 0.937 mmol, 94% yield) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 3.14-3.29 (m, 4H) 3.27-3.38 (m, 4H) 7.33 (d, J=8.34 Hz, 1H) 7.80 (dd, J=8.46, 1.89 Hz, 1H) 8.02 (d, J=2.02 Hz, 1H) 9.37 (br. s., 2H); 4H) 7.25 (d, J=8.59 Hz, 1H) 7.77 (d, J=8.34, 2.02 Hz, 1H) 7.97 (d, J=2.02 Hz, 1H); [M+H] calc'd for C11H12ClN3, 222. found, 222.

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