Piperazine → 1-(6-Fluoronaphthalen-2-yl)piperazine

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To a solution of 2-bromo-6-fluoronaphthalene (1 g, 4.44 mmol) in 30 ml of toluene was added sodium tert-butoxide (0.854 g, 8.89 mmol, 2.0 eq), piperazine (0.764 g, 8.87 mmol, 2.0 eq), BINAP (28 mg, 0.045 mmol, 1 mol %) and Pd2(dba)3.CHCl3 (92 mg, 0.089 mmol, 2 mol %) at 70° C. in an oil bath under an inert atmosphere of nitrogen. The resulting solution was stirred overnight and then concentrated under vacuum. The crude material was purified by silica gel chromatography using 10-20% methanol in dichloromethane to elute. The product-containing fractions were combined and concentrated under vacuum to afford 1-(6-fluoronaphthalen-2-yl)piperazine as a light yellow solid (0.75 g, 73%). (ES, m/z): [M+H]+ 231.1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.67-7.73 (m, 2H), 7.29-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.18-7.23 (m, 1H), 7.14 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 3.24 (dd, J=3.6, 3.9 Hz, 4H), 3.12 (dd, J=3.6, 3.9 Hz, 4H).

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