Potassium Iodide → 4-{4-[4-(3,3-Dimethyl-butyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-3-fluoro-benzoic Acid Ethyl Ester

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1-(3,3-Dimethyl-butyl)-piperazine hydrochloride from Example E4 (874 mg, 3.7 mmol), potassium carbonate (2.5 g, 18.0 mmol) and potassium iodide (60 mg, 0.4 mmol) were added to a solution of 4-(4-bromo-butoxy)-3-fluoro-benzoic acid ethyl ester from Example E72.1 (1.4 g, 4.4 mmol) in acetone (35 ml) and the mixture was heated at reflux for 20 h. The solid was filtered off, washed with EtOAc and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluant; EtOAc to 1% 35% ammonia:10% methanol:89% EtOAc) to yield the title compound (1.35 g, 90%).

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