1. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Ferrara , Ferrara , Italy;2. GlaxoSmithKline, Neurosciences Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, Medicine Research Centre , Verona , Italy
Abstract:
A rapid and efficient synthesis of 1-benzyl-2-difluoromethyl-piperazine is herein described. The new pathway has the advantage of avoiding orthogonal protection at the two piperazine nitrogen atoms; therefore it is suitable for access to several 1-benzyl 2-substituted piperazines starting from the simple commercially available N,N′-dibenzylethylendiamine.