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HRID 467522Generated: October 25, 2026

Formaldehyde → tert-Butyl 3-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylpiperazine-1-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantSodium BicarbonateHCID 516892—
ReactantSodium AcetateHCID 517045—
ReactantSodium cyanoborohydrideHCID 5003444—
Reactant4-N-Boc-2-hydroxymethylpiperazineHCID 22386508—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Producttert-Butyl 3-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylpiperazine-1-carboxylateHCID 6664882158.2%

Reaction Steps

0.303 g of sodium acetate, 0.375 g of formaldehyde and 0.218 g of sodium cyanoborohydride are added to a solution of 0.5 g of tert-butyl 3-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate in 50 ml of MeOH and stirred for 1 hour at RT. A saturated solution of NaHCO3 is added, it is extracted with DCM, the organic phase is dried over Na2SO4 and the solvent is evaporated under vacuum. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with DCM/MeOH mixture. 0.31 g of the expected compound is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08623862B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_01
ORD IDord-0d9e1d54cbe3490ab8bc1cf059690ff6
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_01