Hydrochloric Acid → Piperazine, 1-[4-bromo-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-, hydrochloride (1:2)

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A suspension of 4-bromo-2-tert-butylaniline (Reference Example 8, 25.0 g, 110 mmol) and bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride (21.5 g, 120 mmol) in diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (157 mL) was stirred for 3 days at 170° C. It was cooled to room temperature, added 1 M sodium hydroxide solution (50 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give crude product. It was diluted with ethyl acetate and ether (50:50) and added 1 M hydrochloric acid solution to provide 1-(4-bromo-2-tert-butylphenyl)piperazine dihydrochloride (16.2 g, 40%) as a gray solid.

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