Trifluoroacetic acid → 3-methyl-4-{[(3R)-3-methyl-1-piperazinyl]sulfonyl}benzonitrile

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A solution of 1,1-dimethylethyl (2R)-4-[(4-cyano-2-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-2-methyl-1-piperazinecarboxylate (may be prepared as described in Description 19) (3.24 g, 8.54 mmol) and TFA (7.00 ml, 91.0 mmol) in dry DCM (10 ml) was stirred at rt for 1 h, then concentrated under vacuum, azetroping with toluene (25 ml) to give an orange oil. This was redissolved in MeOH (10 ml) then applied to an SCX-2 cartridge (50 g), washing with MeOH. The product was eluted with 2M NH3 in MeOH; concentration under vacuum gave the title compound as a pale orange oil (8.17 mmol).

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