Water → Methyl 3-[4-(4-nitrophenyl)piperazinyl]propanoate

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To a solution of 1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-piperazine (2 g, 9.66 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added 3-bromopropionic acid methyl ester (1.6 g, 9.66 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 16 h. Water was added to the reaction, followed by adjusting pH to 7 with sat. aqueous NaHCO3. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water to furnish the title compound as a yellow solid (1.8 g, 63.6%): MS (ESI) m/z 294 (M+H); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.55 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.62 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 4H), 2.77 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.42 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 4H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 6.81-6.83 (m, 2H), 8.11-8.14 (m, 2H).

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