Hydrochloric Acid → 1-[2-(Diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]piperazine

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In a reactor equipped with a water trap (Dean-Stark trap), a mixture of benzhydrol (5.0 g), 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine (3.5 g), camphor-10-sulfonic acid (14 g), and toluene (80 mL) was refluxed for 6 hours. Then, 1N-hydrochloric acid was added and the mixture was separated into two phases. The aqueous layer was made basic with 5 N aqueous sodium hydroxide, saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted with chloroform. The extract was washed with a small amount of saturated aqueous NaCl, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide 1.9 g of the title compound. Yield 24%. This compound was not further purified but directly submitted to the next reaction.

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