Toluene → 1-(Pyridin-3-yl)piperazine

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A mixture of 1.0 g (6.3 mmol) of 3-bromopyridine, 2.2 g (25 mmol) of piperazine, 16 mg of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)-dipalladium(0), 32 mg of (S)-(−)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl, 1.3 g (13.4 mmol) of sodium t-butoxide, and 50 ml of toluene was heated under reflux for 24 hours in a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with chloroform. The combined organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated off, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography using a 9:1 mixture of chloroform and methanol as a developing solvent to give 0.27 g (29%) of the title compound.

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