2-Methoxy-5-nitroaniline → 1-(2-methoxy-5-nitrophenyl)piperazine

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A mixture of 2-methoxy-5-nitro-phenylamine (16.8 g, 0.1 mol), bis-(2-chloro-ethyl)-amine hydrochloride (17.8 g, 0.1 mol) and potassium carbonate (69 g, 0.5 mol) in chlorobenzene (300 ml) was refluxed for 48 h, washed by water. The water phase was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layers were combined, dried over sodium sulfate, purified with flash chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2/MeOH) to give the desired product, 1-(2-methoxy-5-nitrophenyl)piperazine (10.7 g, 45%).

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