Benzyl 4-propionylpiperazine-1-carboxylate → 1-(Piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one

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A Parr shaker bottle was charged with a suspension of benzyl 4-propionylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (16), 10% palladium on carbon, 50% wet (900 mg) and absolute ethanol (100 mL). The Parr bottle was filled with 20 psi of hydrogen and shook for 3 h at rt. The resulting suspension was filtered through Celite and concentrated to yield the title compound (4.31 g, 93%) as a clear, colorless oil: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.75-3.63 (m, 2H), 3.48-3.42 (m, 2H), 2.87-2.80 (m, 4H), 2.34 (q, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 1.98 (br s, 1H), 1.15 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H).

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