Sodium borohydride → tert-Butyl 4-[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate

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A solution of 1.15 g (3.96 mmol) of 1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-(2-formyl-phenyl)-piperazine in 10 mL of MeOH was treated with 0.15 g (3.96 mmol) of NaBH4. After 2 h the reaction was quenched by adding 1.2N HCl and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The EtOAc solution was washed with water, brine and dried. The filtrate was concentrated to yield 1.1 g (95%) of 1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-(2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-piperazine as a white foam which was used without purification.

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