Hydrochloric Acid → 2,3-Dicyano-5-(1-carboxy-n-propyl)amino-6-phenylpyrazine

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2,3-Dicyano-5-chloro-6-phenylpyrazine (2.41 g; 0.01 mole) was dissolved in 30 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and with stirring at 15° to 20° C., a solution prepared from 2.04 g (0.02 mole) of DL-α-amino-n-butyric acid, 1.12 g (0.02 mole) of potassium hydroxide and 40 ml of water was added dropwise over the period of 5 minutes. The mixture was then sitrred at 30° C. for 30 minutes. After the reaction, the reactor was cooled with ice, and in the meanwhile, 2 ml of conc. hydrochloric acid was added to the reaction solution. The solution was then extracted with 100 ml of toluene. The toluene layer was washed with 50 ml of a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and 50 ml of water, and the solvent was removed by concentration under reduced pressure to afford a yellowish white solid. Recrystallization of the solid from ethanol afforded 2.63 g (yield 86%) of 2,3-dicyano-5-(1-carboxy-n-propyl)amino-6-phenylpyrazine.

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