Trifluoroacetic acid → Methyl 5-Chloro-2-(1-piperazinyl)benzoate

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A solution of 4-(4-chloro-2-methoxycarbonyl-phenyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.32 g, 0.92 mmol) in dichloromethane (5.0 mL) cooled at 0° C. was treated with trifluoroacetic acid (20%) and warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, diluted with ethyl acetate and free based with 10% aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The organics were separated and dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The product used without any further purification. ESI-MS m/z: 255 (M+1), UV retention time: 1.14 min.

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