Acetonitrile → 6-piperazin-1-yl-3H-pyrimidin-4-one

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A mixture of 4-(6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-pyrimidin-4-yl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (Intermediate 3; 2.00 g, 7.14 mmol) and a catalytic amount of 10% palladium on carbon in ethanol (300 mL) was hydrogenated at atmospheric temperature and pressure. The starting material is not readily soluble in ethanol so it is clearly visible. After 6 h, the amount of starting material was significantly reduced. Hydrogenation was continued overnight, and a large amount of solid was present. Acetonitrile (300 mL) was added and the mixture was heated to dissolve the solid. The catalyst was filtered off using Celite, and the solvent was evaporated from the filtrate to give 6-piperazin-1-yl-3H-pyrimidin-4-one (820 mg, 64%) as a white solid.

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