Benzoic acid, 4-fluoro-, ethyl ester → Ethyl 4-(3,4-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)benzoate

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1,2-Dimethyl-piperazine (0.914 g, 8.00 mmol) and ethyl 4-fluorobenzoate (0.587 mL, 4 mmol) were dissolved in DMA (6 mL) and sealed into a microwave tube. The reaction was heated to 150° C. for 90 mins in the microwave reactor and cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was evaporated and the crude product was purified by silica column chromatography, eluting with 5% MeOH in DCM (containing 0.1% 0.880 ammonia). Pure fractions were evaporated to dryness to afford ethyl 4-(3,4-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)benzoate (0.380 g, 36.2%) as a colourless waxy solid.

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