1-[4,4-Bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl]-4-(phenylmethyl)-2-piperazinecarboxamide → 1-[4,4-Bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl]-2-piperazinecarboxamide

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A mixture of 14.8 parts of 1-[4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl]-4-(phenylmethyl)-2-piperazinecarboxamide and 200 parts of methanol was hydrogenated at normal pressure and at room temperature with 2 parts of palladium-on-charcoal catalyst 10%. After the calculated amount of hydrogen was taken up, the catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated. The residue was purified by column-chromatography over silica gel using a mixture of trichloromethane and methanol (85:15 by volume) as eluent. The pure fractions were collected and the eluent was evaporated. The residue was crystallized from 2,2'-oxybispropane, yielding 7.9 parts (66.4%) of 1-[4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl]-2-piperazinecarboxamide; m.p. 113.6° C. (intermediate 53).

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