HCID 10337444, compound → HCID 10015093, compound

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##STR7## 6.8 g (0.02 mol) of N-benzyl-N'-(2-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxy-benzyl)-piperazine are dissolved in 200 ml of ethanol at 60° C. 1.1 g of 5% palladium on carbon are added thereto and the whole is hydrogenated under a pressure of 5,500 hPa, after which the alcoholic solution is filtered and the solvent is distilled off. The oil obtained is chromatographed on 150 g of silica. A first elution with dichloromethane removes the lower polarity impurities from the mixture. The silica is then washed with a CH2C2 /CH3OH mixture (90/10). 3.78 g of N-(2-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-piperazine are obtained (60% yield), and the compound is then converted into its dihydrochloride (m.p. >190° C.) by adding twice the stoichiometric amount of HCl.

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