Piperazine → 1-(3-Nitropyridin-2-yl)piperazine

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To a solution of 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine (10.05 g, 63.39 mmol) in isopropyl alcohol (350 mL) at room temperature was added piperazine (27.48 g, 319.0 mmol) in one portion. After 2 hours, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic phase was dried (sodium sulfate), filtered and concentrated to a bright yellow solid. This material was used without further purification. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.74 (s, 1H), 2.98 (m, 4H), 3.43 (m, 4H), 6.73 (dd, 1H, J=8.1, 4.8 Hz), 8.11 (dd, 1H, J=8.1, 1.7 Hz), 8.32 (dd, 1H, J=4.4, 1.7 Hz); MS (DCI/NH3) m/e 209 (M+H)+.

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