Potassium Carbonate → 1-Boc-4-(4-Cyanobenzyl)piperazine

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A solution of tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (334, 1 g, 5.37 mmol), 3-(bromomethyl)benzonitrile (335, 1.26 g, 6.45 mmol) and K2CO3 (1.48 g, 10.74 mmol) in EtOH (20 mU was refluxed for four hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated, diluted with EtOAc (20 ml.) and washed with water (20 mL). The organic phase was separated, dried with Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated. Crude product was purified by flash chromatography using the gradient 10%-25% EtOAc in hexanes as an eluent to afford the title compound 336 (1.374 g 85%). MS: calc: 301.3; found: 302.1 (M+H)

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