Lithium cyclopropylmethoxide → 6-(4-chloro-phenyl)-5-cyclopropylmethoxy-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid ((1R,2R)-2-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-amide

To 0.048 g 5-bromo-6-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid ((1R,2R)-2-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-amide was added 1 ml of a 0.25 M solution of lithium cyclopropylmethoxide in tetrahydrofuran and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The orange reaction mixture was partitioned between 10% citric acid and ethyl acetate. The phases were separated and the organic phase was washed with brine. After evaporation the crystalline residue was triturated under methanol to yield 0.028 g of the title compound as white crystals. MS (M−H) at 468.2.