Methyl 4-Boc-piperazine-2-acetate → tert-Butyl 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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Methyl 4-boc-piperazine-2-acetate (CAS number: 183742-33-8, Chemfinder) (1.0 g, 4 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of MeOH, then NaBH4 (1.5 g, 40 mmol) was added portion wise and stirred overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between EtOAC and water. The organic layer was separated, and then dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give 3-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester as crude oil (compound E), which was used directly without further purification.

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