Piperazine → 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)piperazine

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Reaction Steps

8.10 g p-nitro-bromobenzene was added into a 250 ml round-bottom flask containing 50 mL isopropanol, then 7.00 g anhydrous piperazine, 15.00 g anhydrous K3PO4 and 4 ml glycol was added, then 2.00 g CuI was added as catalyster under nitrogen atmosphere (the small-scale reaction was carried out in the absence of nitrogen atmosphere, the results showed mat the yield was low probably because of the oxidation of CuI). The reaction mixture was refluxed for two days under nitrogen atmosphere. The crude product was filtered and concentrated. The concentrate was extracted with chloroform/water. The chloroform extract was dried by anhydrous Na2SO4. Based on higher polarity of product and lower polarity of the starting material, the extract was purified by column-chromatography with gradient elution of petroleum ether:ethyl acetate:ethanol in differ ratio, concentrated the eluate, to produce N-4-nitro-phenyl piperazine as yellow solid (4.10 g, 49.4% yield). Mp: 126-128° C. (lit.: 130-132° C.)

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