Water → Tert-butyl 4-(4-formyl-2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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To 400 mg (2.60 mmol) of 4-fluoro-3-methoxybenzaldehyde diluted in 10 ml of dimethylsulfoxide are respectively added 483 mg (2.60 mmol) of tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate, then 394 mg (2.85 mmol) of potassium carbonate. The solution is heated to 90° C. for 40 h, then water is added and the product is extracted several times with ethyl acetate. The organic phases are combined, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The residue obtained is purified by chromatography on silica (cyclohexane/ethyl acetate eluent: 8:2) to yield 425 mg of tert-butyl 4-(4-formyl-2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate in the form of a colourless oil.

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