4-Methylmorpholine → 2-(4-Methylpiperazin-1-yl)ethyl 4-nitrophenyl carbonate

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4-Nitrophenyl chloroformate (9.85 g, 49 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (200 mL), and cooled to 0° C. 2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)ethanol (7.2 g, 50 mmol) and NMM (6 mL) were added, and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm gradually to room temperature over 16 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with 1M aq Na2CO3 solution until the yellow colour extracted into the aqueous layer had disappeared. The organic phase was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give 2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)ethyl 4-nitrophenyl carbonate (10.7 g, 71%) as a yellow oil which solidified on standing.

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