1,2-Dimethoxyethane → 1-[6-(N-Pyrrolidinyl)-3-pyridyl]-4-tert-butoxycarbonyl homopiperazine

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A stirred solution of 1-(6-Bromo-3-pyridyl)-4-tert-butoxycarbonyl homopiperazine (0.71 g, 2.0 mmol), pyrrolidine (2.0 g, 20 mmol), potassium tert-butoxide (0.45 g, 4.0 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.12 g, 0.10 mmol) and 1.2-dimethoxyethane was stirred at reflux overnight. Water (40 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted twice with ethyl acetate (20 ml) Chromatography on silica gel with a mixture of petroleum: ethyl acetate (1:1) gave the title compound as free base. Yield 0.21 g, 30%.

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