Acetic Acid → 1-(2-Bromophenyl)-4-cyclopropylmethylpiperazine

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To a solution of 1-(2-bromophenyl)piperazine (3.0 g, 12.4 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) were added acetic acid (0.71 mL, 12.4 mmol), cyclopropanecarbaldehyde (1.39 mL, 18.66 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (4.22 g, 19.9 mmol), followed by stirring for 88 hours at room temperature. Aqueous solution of potassium carbonate was added to the reaction mixture, extraction was performed with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was concentrated. The resultant residue was purified by NH silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/heptane) to give 3.773 g of the title compound as a colorless oil.

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