To a solution of tert-butyl 2-isopropyl-3-oxopiperazine-1-carboxylate (200 mg, 0.83 mmol) in NMP (3 mL) was added 2-bromo-4-(methylsulfonyl)aniline (207 mg, 0.83 mmol), (1R,2S)—N1,N2-dimethylcyclohexane-1,2-diamine (12.0 mg, 0.08 mmol), K3PO4.3H2O (660 mg, 2.48 mmol), Cul (16 mg, 0.08 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 150° C. for 1 h under microwave. The mixture was diluted with water (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×10 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated and purified by preparative TLC with CH2Cl2/MeOH 35/1 to afford tert-butyl 1-isopropyl-7-(methylsulfonyl)-3,4-dihydrobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2(1H)-carboxylate (110 mg, 34% yield) as a white solid.
