Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-Methyl-1-(piperidin-4-ylmethyl)piperazin-2-one

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TFA (1 mL, 12.98 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of tert-butyl 4-[(4-methyl-2-oxo-piperazin-1-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate (98 mg, 0.3147 mmol) in DCM (2 mL) and the reaction stirred at ambient temperature for 16 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue azeotroped with DCM (×2) and ether (×2). The residue was passed through a 5 g SCX-2 cartridge and washed with MeOH/DCM mixtures. The product was eluted by washing the cartridge with 2M NH3 in MeOH/DCM mixtures. The solvent was removed in vacuo to give 4-methyl-1-(piperidin-4-ylmethyl)piperazin-2-one as a colourless oil (65 mg, 98% Yield). MS (ES+) 212.0.

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