1-Boc-4-(4-Nitrophenyl)piperazine → tert-Butyl 4-(4-aminophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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4-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1-piperazinecarboxylic acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester (20 g, 65 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous ethanol (250 mL) and 10% Pd/C (1.8 g) was added. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 h under 10 psi of hydrogen and filtered through a Celite pad. The pad was washed with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL) and the combined solution was evaporated in vacuo to yield 4-(4-amino-phenyl)-1-piperazinecarboxylic acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester (18 g, 98% yield).

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