The condensation of 1-(4-chlorodiphenylmethyl)piperazine (I) with methyl 2-(2-chloroethoxy)acetate (II) by means of Na2CO3 in refluxing xylene gives methyl 2-[2-[4-(4-chlorodiphenylmethyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethoxy]acetate (III), which is then hydrolyzed with KOH tn reftuxing ethanol.
Efletirizine can be obtained by two similar ways: 1) The condensation of 1-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]piperazine (I) with 2-(2-chloroethoxy)acetamide (II) by means of Na2CO3 in hot xylene gives 2-[2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]piperazin-1-yl]ethoxy]acetamide (III), which is then hydrolyzed with 4N NaOH in refluxing ethanol. 2) The condensation of 1-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]piperazine (I) with 2-(2-chloroethoxy)acetic acid methyl ester (IV) by means of Na2CO3 in hot xylene gives 2-[2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]piperazin-1-yl]ethoxy]acetic acid methyl ester amide (V), which is then hydrolyzed with 1N KOH in refluxing ethanol.