Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(3,4-Difluorobenzyl)-3-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid

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Methyl 4-(3,4-difluorobenzyl)-3-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrazine-2-carboxylate (110 mg, 0.39 zmol) was placed in a 10-mL RBF and dissolved in THF (3 mL). NaOH (1 mL, 2.000 mmol) (2N solution) was added, and the reaction was allowed to stir at room temp. The reaction was then left stirring overnight at room temp and then analyzed by LC-MS, showing the reaction to be complete. The reaction was then neutralized with the addition of 1N HCl (2 mL), and then saturated with saturated sodium chloride. The resultant mixture was then washed with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL), and then combined organic layers were washed with brine (25 mL) and concentrated in vacuo, affording 4-(3,4-difluorobenzyl)-3-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid as a yellow solid. LRMS (ESI) calc'd for (C12H9F2N2O3) [M+H]+, 267.1; found 267.0.

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