Triethylamine → 2-(3-Methylpiperazin-1-YL)aniline

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Reaction Steps

2-Fluoronitrobenzene (7.1 g, 50 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (100 mL) containing triethylamine (10 g, 100 mmol) and placed under a nitrogen atmosphere. To the reaction was added 2-methylpiperazine (5.0 g, 50 mmol). The reaction was heated to 80° C. for 16 hours. The reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature before the solvent was reduced to half volume in vacuo. Ethyl acetate (200 mL) and ice-water (250 mL) were added to the solution and the product was extracted with diethylether (2×200 mL). The aqueous phase was saturated with sodium chloride and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×200 mL). The organic phases were combined, washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The product (10.5 g) was dissolved in ethanol (250 mL). Palladium on charcoal catalyst (10% w/w, 2.2 g) was added to the solution and the solution was hydrogenated in a Parr apparatus at 3 bar for 3 hours. The solution was filtered and evaporated to give the aniline product. Yield (8.0 g, 83%)

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