Piperazine → tert-Butyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate

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Piperazine (23.69 g, 8 mol. equiv.) was melted and 1-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-3-methanesulphonyloxyazetidine (see International Patent Application Publication no. WO93/19059) (8.64 g, 34.4 mmol) added. The mixture was heated at 120° C. for 15 hours under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and the excess piperazine removed under reduced pressure. The residue was then chromatographed on silica gel using gradient elution (methanol:dichloromethane 1:19 changing to 1:4, by volume) to give the title compound (6.32 g). LRMS m/z=242 (m+1)+.

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