4-Benzyl-N-methylpiperazine-1-carboxamide → N-methylpiperazine-1-carboxamide

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Palladium on carbon (300 mg, 10% by wt.) was placed under an inert atmosphere and suspended in EtOH (10 mL). A solution of 4-benzyl-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid methylamide (1.50 g, 6.43 mmol) dissolved in 2:1 v/v EtOH/THF (96 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was placed under H2 atmosphere (1 atmosphere pressure) and stirred overnight. The resulting mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite® and the solvent was concentrated in vacuo to give 916 mg (99%) of the title compound as clear oil. 1H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) 6.30 (broad d, 1H), 3.15 to 3.12 (m, 5H), 2.59 to 2.55 (m, 4H), 2.53 (d, 3H).

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