Sodium Hydroxide → 1-(5-Cyclopropyl-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)piperazine

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1-(5-Cyclopropyl-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)piperazine hydrochloride described in Preparation Example 82 was suspended in ethyl acetate (50 mL), 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (10 mL) was added under cooling, and the mixture was stirred. To the reaction mixture were added under cooling sodium chloride and water, and the mixture was extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated to give the title compound (1.43 g).

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