Potassium Iodide → 4-[4-(4-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butyric acid ethyl ester

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Ethyl-4-bromobutyrate (390 mg, 2.00 mmol) and triethylamine (280 μL; 2.00 mmol) were added to a solution of 1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-piperazine (460 mg; 2.00 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (3 mL). Potassium iodide (332 mg; 2.00 mmol) was added and the resulting suspension is irradiated in a mono-mode microwave oven for 2 hours at 100° C. The suspension is then diluted with dichloromethane (15 mL) and washed twice with water (5 mL). The organic phase is then dried over sodium sulphate and is concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the desired product (660 mg; 1.96 mmol).

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