Potassium Carbonate → 1-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)-1-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-cyclopropane

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A solution of 29.6 g (0.1 mol) of 4-chlorophenyl 1-bromo-3-chloropropyl ketone in 30 ml of dimethylformamide is added dropwise to a mixture of 10.4 g of N-methyl piperazine and 14 g of potassium carbonate in 30 ml of dimethylformamide at room temperature. Stirring is continued for 3 hours, after which a solution of 9 g of potassium hydroxide in 30 ml of methanol is added dropwise. The reaction mixture is stirred for a further hour at 50 C. and evaporated down in vacuo. The residue is taken up in ethyl acetate/water, and the organic phase is separated off, washed with water, dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated down in vacuo. The residue is chromatographed over silica gel using chloroform/ethanol (97:3). 14 g (50.3% of theory) of 1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-1-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-cyclopropane are obtained as a reddish oil, which can be directly used further.

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