Potassium Carbonate → HCID 58919227, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a room temperature solution of methyl 3-(bromomethyl)-2,6-difluorobenzoate (14.24 g, nominally 51.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (9.1 g, 50.24 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in DMF (50 mL) was added K2CO3 (27.8 g, 201 mmol, 4.0 equiv) as a solid. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and washed repeatedly with H2O. The combined aqueous layers were washed once with EtOAc, and the combined organic layers were washed once with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Silica gel chromatography (10%-60% EtOAc/hexanes) provided tert-butyl 4-(2,4-difluoro-3-(methoxycarbonyl)benzyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (7.70 g, 41.4% over two steps). LCMS m/z (APCI)=371.2 (M+H).

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