Methyl iodide → HCID 57495300, compound

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1-(piperazin-1-yl)ethanone (143 mg, 1.12 mmol) and CDI (199 mg, 1.23 mmol) were refluxed in THF (10 mL) under argon overnight. Cooled to room temperature, diluted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL) and water (5 mL) and the organic layer filtered through a phase separation tube and concentrated in vacuo. Dissolved in acetonitrile (5 mL) in a glass vial and methyl iodide (0.279 mL, 4.46 mmol) was added. The vial was capped and stood at room temperature for 24 h. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue triturated with heptane/EtOAc, 10/1 (10 mL) to give 3-(4-acetyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-1-methyl-3H-imidazol-3-ium iodide as a colourless gum (400 mg) which was used without further purification.

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