Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-Chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-1-quinoxalin-6-yl-ethanone

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A 2M solution of tert-butylmagnesium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 677-22-5) in diethyl ether (5.9 ml) was added to 2-chloro-4-methoxyphenylacetic acid (1.173 g, CAS Reg. No. 91367-09-8) in THF (10 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. A solution of methyl 6-quinoxalinecarboxylate (1 g, CAS Reg. No. 23088-23-5) in THF (3 ml) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight. Aqueous HCl (25%, 1.5 ml) and water (30 ml) were added and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and then concentrated to an oil. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, EtOAc/heptane 1:2) to give the title compound (480 mg) as a light brown solid. MS (m/e)=313.2 [M+H+].

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