1-Phenylpiperazine → 2-(4-Phenylpiperazinylethyl)nitrobenzene

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A mixture comprising 0.1 mol 2-(2-bromoethyl)nitrobenzene, 0.23 mol N-phenylpiperazine, and 300 cc absolute ethanol was heated for 15 hr with agitation and refluxing of the ethanol. The alcohol was then removed by evaporation. The residue of the evaporation was dissolved in water. This was then extracted with ether. The ether phase was washed with fresh water, and then dried over sodium sulfate, after which the ether was evaporated off. The excess N-phenylpiperazine was removed by distillation. The distillation residue was recrystallized in methanol, yielding 2-(4-phenylpiperazinylethyl)nitrobenzene with m.p.=76° C.

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