1-Methylpiperazine → 1-(2-Fluoro-4-nitrophenyl)-4-methylpiperazine

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N-Methylpiperazine (30 mL, 27.1 g, 0.268 mol) was cooled in ice/water while adding 3,4-difluoronitrobenzene (2.0 g, 0.0126 mol) with stirring. The mixture was then heated at 100° C. overnight, evaporated to remove all excess N-methylpiperazine and the residue dissolved in 1M—hydrochloric acid (30 mL). After washing twice with 20 mL portions of DCM the solution was basified with 5 M—sodium hydroxide (10 mL). The product was extracted into DCM (twice with 20 mL), dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated giving 1.50 g yellow oil which solidified on standing

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