1-Bromo-4-nitrobenzene → 1-Ethyl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)piperazine

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A mixture of 1-bromo-4-nitrobenzene (6 g, 29.7 mmol) and 1-ethylpiperazine (7.6 mL, 59.4 mmol, 2 equiv) was heated to 80° C. for 15 h. After cooling to rt, the reaction mixture was diluted with H2O and DCM/MeOH (9:1, v/v). The aqueous layer was separated and extracted with DCM/MeOH, 9:1. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried (sodium sulfate), filtered and concentrated. Purification of the residue by silica gel column chromatography (DCM/MeOH+1% NH3aq, 9:1) afforded 6.2 g of the title compound as a yellow solid: ESI-MS: 236.0 [M+H]+; tR=2.35 min (purity: 100%, system 1); TLC: Rf=0.50 (DCM/MeOH+1% NH3aq, 9:1).

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