Chloroacetonitrile → 2-(4-(Quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)acetonitrile

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To a solution of 4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazoline (1.8 g, 8.3 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was added NEt3 (20 mL, 150 mmol) and chloroacetonitrile (12 mL, 190 mmol) and the reaction was stirred 16 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with 50% saturated aqueous NaHCO3 and extracted with EtOAc (3×200 mL). The combined organics were purified by silica gel chromatography (50% EtOAc/hexanes to 80% EtOAc/hexanes) to yield 55 (1.6 g, 6.1 mmol, 73%) as an viscous yellow oil. 1H NMR: (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.74 (s, 1H), 8.06 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.82-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.54-7.50 (m, 1H), 3.94-3.88 (m, 4H), 3.63 (s, 2H), 2.86-2.81 (m, 4H); LC/MS: (ES+) m/z (M+H)+=254; HPLC Rt=0.71 min., column O.

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