2,4-Dinitrobenzoic acid → (2,4-Dinitrophenyl)(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methanone

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Reaction Steps

To a slurry of 212.0 g of 2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid in 1400 ml of toluene was added with agitation 101.0 g of triethylamine, followed by 122.7 g of N-methylpiperazine. Next 75.7 g of phosphorus oxychloride was added dropwise at such a rate to maintain the reaction temperature below 90° C. The mixture was refluxed for 5 hrs. cooled to 80° C., and poured slowly into 1000 ml of aqueous 5% NaHCO3 solution with stirring. The precipitate was filtered, washed with water and recrystallized from hot methanol to yield 161 g of N1 -methyl-N4 -(2,4-dinitrobenzoyl)- piperazine, mp 130°-132° C.

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