Potassium Carbonate → 1-Boc-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperazine

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A mixture of 1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazine (1.0 g, 5.37 mmol), 3-bromo-1-propanol (0.49 ml, 5.37 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.86 g, 13.4 mmol) was heated at reflux in acetonitrile (10 ml) for 1.5 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and column chromatography of the residue, eluting with 2% methanol/methylene chloride, gave 1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperazine (1.2 g, 91%).

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