“…The filtrate was combined and the solvent was removed by distillation. The final product, 1,4-Bis-N,N-(trimethylsilyl)piperazine, was isolated by fractional distillation under reduced pressure (bp: 210-216 • C; mp: 23.5-24 • C; 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) ppm: 0.02 (9H, s, Me3Si), 2.69 (4H, s, 2CH2); 13 C NMR (CDCl3), ppm: 1.11 (Me3Si), 47.85 (CH2); 29 Si NMR (CDCl3), ppm: 5.18; MS m/z (I rel , %): 230 ([M] + , 45), 215 ([M] + -15, 30), 186 (3), 157 (15), 128 (55), 116 (52), 101 (35), 86 (35), 73 (100), 59 (30), 45 (22), 43 (10)).…”