Dimethylformamide → (S)-1-Methyl-3-(1-phenylethyl)-5-(quinolin-5-YL)-1H-imidazo[4,5-B]pyrazin-2(3H)-one

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(S)-5-Bromo-1-methyl-3-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2(3H)-one. To a solution of (S)-6-bromo-1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2(3H)-one (0.300 g, 0.943 mmol) in dimethylformamide (3 mL) was added cesium carbonate (excess) followed by dimethylsulfate (0.130 g, 1.03 mmol). The solution was heated to 55° C. in a screw capped tube. After one hour, the solution was filtered to remove cesium carbonate salts. The filtrate was condensed under reduced pressure and the crude product purified via Biotage silica gel chromatography (5-50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford the title compound (0.306 g, 83% yield). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.57 (d, 2H), 7.32 (m, 3H), 5.77 (q, 1H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 2.04 (d, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CHCl3) δ 52.6 (C═O); MS (ESI) m/z 333.3 [M+1]+, 335.3 [M+2]+.

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