Sodium Carbonate → tert-Butyl 4-(3-bromopropyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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Under nitrogen atmosphere, a solution of triphenylphosphine (0.94 g) in THF (4 ml) was added slowly to a mixture of 4-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.80 g) and tetrabromomethane (1.19 g) in THF (15 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours, then ethyl acetate (100 ml) and a saturated solution of sodium carbonate (30 ml) were added and the organic layer was washed with brine, then dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed over silica gel (eluent: Cyclohexane/Ethyl acetate 8/2) to afford 4-(3-bromo-propyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.66 g).

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