Diphenyl Ether → 4-Benzyl-1-(3-chloro-2-pyrazinyl)-cis-2,6-dimethylpiperazine

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A mixture of 2,3-dichloropyrazine (4.9 g, 32.9 mmol), 1-benzyl-cis-3,5-dimethylpiperazine (5.9 g, 29.0 mmol), tributylamine (5.9 g, 32 mmol) and diphenyl ether (70 mL) was heated in a sealed tube at 220° C. for 3 days. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and EtOAc (200 mL) and toluene (100 mL) were added. The organic phase was extracted with 5 M aqueous HCl (×3) and the combined aqueous phases were extracted with CHCl3 (×3). The combined organic layers, which contained the product, were washed with aqueous NaOH (5 M), dried (MgSO4), and the solvent was evaporated. The crude product (0.96 g), about 80% pure based on GC, was used in the next step without further purification.

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