Piperidine → 1-Isopropyl-4-{5-[5-(4-piperidin-1-ylmethylphenyl)[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]pyridin-2-yl}piperazine

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A mixture of 1-(5-(5-(4-chloromethylphenyl)[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridine-2-yl)-4-isopropylpiperazine, hydrochloride (280 mg, 0.65 mmol, prepared as described in Example 41, 96% ethanol (20 mL) and piperidine (0.2 mL, 2.1 mmol) heated at reflux temperature for 4 h. The mixture was evaporated to give a solid residue which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (75 g, Kiselgel 60, mesh 0.040-0.63) eluting with a mixture of dichloromethane and methanol (7:3). Collecting the proper fractions afforded 310 mg (100%) of 1-isopropyl-4-{5-[5-(4-piperidin-1-ylmethylphenyl)[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]pyridin-2-yl}piperazine. The free base (310 mg) was dissolved into ethanol (20 mL) and a 1 N hydrochloric acid solution (1.5 mL) was added. When dissolved, the mixture was evaporated and the solid residue was re-crystallised from ethanol to give 240 mg (67%) of the title compound.

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