Diisopropylethylamine → Ethyl 2-(4-methyl-3-oxopiperazin-1-yl)-2-phenylacetate

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DIPEA (0.52 ml, 2.96 mmol) and 1-methylpiperazin-2-one hydrochloride (0.22 g, 1.48 mmol) were sequentially added to a solution of ethyl 2-bromo-2-phenylacetate (0.22 ml, 1.23 mmol) in acetonitrile (4 ml). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. DIPEA (0.13 ml, 0.74 mmol) was added again and the reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated and the crude was purified by flash chromatography (DCM/Acetone=9/1) to obtain ethyl 2-(4-methyl-3-oxopiperazin-1-yl)-2-phenylacetate (256 mg, 75% yield) as a yellow oil.

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