Piperazine → {5-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyridin-2-yl}-piperazine

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A solution of 2-Chloro-5-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyridine (72.8 g) and piperazine (61.8 g) in DMSO (478 mL) was heated to 105 degrees 16 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with 2500 mL half-saturated brine. The resultant precipitate was collected by filtration and triturated with 2000 mL hot methanol. The solids were collected by filtration, the mother liquor was concentrated to about 100 mL, and the additional precipitate was collected and combined with the original solids to provide 1-{5-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyridin-2-yl}-piperazine (49 g).

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