Water → 2-Chloro-1-(4-(4-chloro-3-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethanone

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To a 3 L flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer was added 1-(4-chloro-3-methoxyphenyl)piperazine dihydrochloride (220 g, 0.73 mol, 1 equiv), CH2Cl2 (1000 mL), and water (1000 mL). The biphasic mixture was cooled to 5° C. with an ice-water bath. K2CO3 (506 g, 5 equiv) was added to the vigorously stirring solution in portions to minimize foaming. A solution of chloroacetyl chloride (124.4 g, 1.5 equiv) in CH2Cl2 (100 mL) was added dropwise from an addition funnel, while maintaining an internal temperature below 8° C. After 1 h, the cooling bath was removed, and the reaction warmed to room temperature. After an additional 1 h, the layers were partitioned. The aqueous phase was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×300 mL), and the combined organic layers dried over 3:1 Na2SO4/K2CO3 (addition of K2CO3 helps the solution phase to become clear). After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo, and the residue was dried for 16 h under vacuum to afford the product as an off-white solid (410 g, 92% yield).

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