Potassium Carbonate → (2R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]-2-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)-4-[(E)-4-chloro-2-butenyl]piperazine

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A mixture of (2R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]-2-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)piperazine (1.0 g), (E)-1,4-dichloro-2-butene (0.31 ml) and powdered potassium carbonate (0.4 g) in dry acetonitrile (10 ml) was heated at 50° C. After 4 hours, the reaction mixture was cooled and then filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using a mixture of toluene and ethyl acetate (4:1) to give (2R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]-2-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)-4-[(E)-4-chloro-2-butenyl]piperazine (0.53 g) as an oil.

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