Tert-butyl 4-(3-fluoro-4-nitrophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate → Tert-butyl 4-(4-amino-3-fluorophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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The solution of 4-(3-fluoro-4-nitro-phenyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (2.1 g, 6.4 mmol) in ethyl acetate (20 mL) in the presence of 10% palladium on carbon was shaken under the hydrogen with a pressure of 50 psi at room temperature for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was filtered through a plug of celite and the filtration pad was washed with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was collected, concentrated, and dried to give 4-(4-amino-3-fluoro-phenyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (1.90 g, crude) as a light red solid, which was directly used in the next step reaction without further purification.

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