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

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2(R),5(S)-Dimethyl-1-N-benzyl-piperazine (6.0 g, 29 mmol) was dissolved in dimethylformamide (100 mL), and triethylamine (6.4 mL, 44 mmol) and the mixture was placed under nitrogen. To the solution was added 2-fluoro-nitrobenzene (3.5 mL, 31 mmol). The reaction was heated at 100° C. for 72 hours The solution was evaporated in vacuo and redissolved in ethyl acetate (100 mL). The solution was then washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (100 mL) and saturated brine solution (100 mL). The separated organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was then purified by flash chromatography, eluting with ethyl acetate/methanol/triethylamine 85:10:5. The product (8.2 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 (5.2 g, 87%)

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