(1,4-Dibenzylpiperazin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylmethanamine → N,N-dimethyl-2-piperazinemethanamine

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A 4.7 g portion of 2-dimethylaminomethyl-1,4-bis(phenylmethyl)piperazine was dissolved in a mixture of 50 ml of ethanol, 20 ml of cyclohexane and 10 ml of glacial acetic acid. A 2.0 g portion of 10% palladium on carbon was added, the mixture was refluxed overnight and then filtered. The filtrate was evaporated, 5 ml of saturated aqueous potassium bicarbonate was added to the residue and this was extracted several times with dichloromethane. The extracts were combined, dried, filtered and evaporated, giving a gum which solidified on standing, giving 1.02 g of N,N-dimethyl-2-piperazinemethanamine.

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