Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(2-Fluorobenzoyl)piperazine hydrochloride

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To a solution of 4-(2-fluoro-benzoyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (16.3 g, 53 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL), add a solution of 4 M HCl in 1,4-dioxane (40 mL, 159 mmol) and stir the reaction mixture at room temperature overnight. Add Et2O to the resultant white suspension and evaporate solvents under reduced pressure to give 12.6 g of (2-fluoro-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl-methanone hydrochloride. ES+ (m/z) 209[M+H]).

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