p-Fluoronitrobenzene → 1-Boc-4-(4-Nitrophenyl)piperazine

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To a suspension of 1-fluoro-4-nitrobenzene (1.4 mL, 13 mmol) and potassium carbonate (2.5 g, 18 mmol) in DMSO (10 mL) was added 1-Boc-piperazine (2.75 g, 14.8 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 2 hours. After cooing down, the mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried with sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), and concentrated in vacuo to afford a yellow solid. Recrystallization from EtOAC/hexanes gave 4.0 g of 1-(4-Boc-piperazin-1-yl)-4-nitrobenzene, which was reduced via hydrogenation to give the title compound (purple solid, 3 g). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ (ppm): 6.68 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.64 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 3.56 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.96 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 4H), 1.46 (s, 9H).

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