1-Boc-4-(4-Nitrophenyl)piperazine → tert-Butyl 4-(4-aminophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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A mixture of 4-(4-nitro-phenyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (3 g, 9.76 mmol) and 10% palladium on carbon (300 mg) in 50 mL ethanol and 20 mL ethyl acetate was hydrogenated at room temperature under a 50 psi hydrogen atmosphere for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture was filtered through a plug of Celite and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 4-(4-amino-phenyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester that was used in the in the next step without further purification.

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