4-Nitrobenzoic Acid → Tert-butyl 4-(4-nitrobenzoyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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4-Nitrobenzoic acid (1.00 g, 6.00 mmol), tert-butyl 1-piperazinecarboxylate (1.10 g, 6.00 mmol), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (1.70 g, 9.00 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (1.30 ml, 12.00 mmol) were dissolved in dichloromethane (10 ml) and the reaction mixture stirred at 20° C. for 5 h. The reaction was then washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and brine. The organic phase was dried over MgSO4 and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography using a 0-50% EtOAc in hexane gradient to afford tert-butyl 4-(4-nitrobenzoyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (1.88 g, 5.60 mmol, 94%) as a white solid. LCMS (1) Rt: 2.01 min; m/z (ES+) No M+H+, but 280 (-tBu) and 236 (-Boc).

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