Tetrahydrofuran → 1-(3-Methoxy-5-nitrophenyl)-4-methylpiperazine

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After a mixture of palladium acetate (188 mg), 1,1′-binaphthalene-2,2′-diylbis(diphenylphosphine) (781 mg), cesium carbonate (4.09 g) and THF (20 mL) was stirred for 30 minutes, a mixture of 1-bromo-3-methoxy-5-nitrobenzene (1.94 g), 1-methylpiperazine (2.76 mL) and THF (20 mL) was added and heated under reflux for 14 hours. After cooling, the reaction liquid was diluted with ethyl acetate, and insoluble materials were separated by filtration. After extraction with 2M hydrochloric acid from the filtrate, the resulting aqueous layer was basified with 50% aqueous potassium hydroxide and then extracted with chloroform. After the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilled off, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent; chloroform:methanol=100:0 to 20:1) to give 1-(3-methoxy-5-nitrophenyl)-4-methylpiperazine (1.01 g) as an orange syrup.

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