1-(Naphthalen-2-yl)piperazine → (2S)-8-methyl-2-{[4-(2-naphthyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl}-2,3-dihydro[1,4]dioxino[2,3-f]quinoline

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A mixture of [(2R)-8-methyl-2,3-dihydro[1,4]dioxino[2,3-f]quinolin-2-yl]methyl 4-bromobenzenesulfonate (2.73 g, 6.06 mmol) and 1-naphthalen-2-yl-piperazine (3.86 g, 18.2 mmol) in anhydrous dimethylsulfoxide (60 mL) was heated at 50° C. overnight. The cooled reaction was diluted with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (200 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (300 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography on silica gel (2/2/95 methanol/ammonium hydroxide/methylene chloride) did not provide clean product. Re-chromatography on silica gel (90/5/5 ethyl acetate/hexane/triethylamine) afforded 1.80 g (69%) of the title compound as a beige solid: mg 134–137° C.; MS (ES) m/z426 [M+H]+.

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