Tetrahydrofuran → 4-Benzyl-1-(2-oxazol-2-ylphenyl)piperazine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A mixture of N-benzylpiperazine (3.56 g, 20.2 mmol) and THF (25 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and n-butyllithium (2.5M in hexanes, 7.6 mL, 19 mmol) was added. The mixture was cooled 30 minutes with stirring at 0° C., stirred 1 hour at 25° C., then cooled to 0° C. and 2-fluoro-1-oxazol-2-ylbenzene (1.1 g, 6.75 mmol) was added slowly. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to 25° C., then stirred 90 minutes and diluted with water. The aqueous layer was separated and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×30 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel by column chromatography eluting with hexanes/ethyl acetate (9:1) to give 4-benzyl-1-(2-oxazol-2-ylphenyl)piperazine (0.805 g, 2.52 mmol).

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