3-Fluoro-4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)aniline → 1-(2-Fluoro-4-isothio-cyanatophenyl)-4-methylpiperazine

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Thiocarbonyl diimidazole (3.00 g, 3.53 mmol) (Aldrich) was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) and the solution was cooled to −10° C. (ice/acetone bath). A solution of 3-fluoro-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl) benzenamine (2.26 g, 10.8 mmol) (from Step B above) in N,N-dimethylformamide (30 mL) was added over a period of 30 minutes, then the cooling bath was removed and the solution was stirred overnight. Ice-water was then added (100 mL) and the mixture was extracted with ether (3×200 mL). The combined ether layers were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and evaporated to give 1-(2-fluoro-4-isothio-cyanatophenyl)-4-methylpiperazine as a yellow oil that solidified on standing (3.88 g, 92%).

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