Acetyl chloride → (R)-tert-butyl 8-(acetoxymethyl)-1-isopropyl-7-(methylsulfonyl)-3,4-dihydrobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2(1H)-carboxylate

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To a 50 mL round-bottomed flask containing (R)-tert-butyl 8-(hydroxymethyl)-1-isopropyl-7-(methylsulfonyl)-3,4-dihydrobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2(1H)-carboxylate (236 mg, 0.558 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL) was added Et3N (169 mg, 1.67 mmol) and AcCl (87 mg, 1.12 mmol) under N2. The mixture was stirred at rt for 10 min. The reaction was quenched with water (20 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×20 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (25 mL) and brine, and then dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with PE:EtOAc 8:1-4:1 to give (R)-tert-butyl 8-(acetoxymethyl)-1-isopropyl-7-(methylsulfonyl)-3,4-dihydrobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2(1H)-carboxylate (210 mg, 81.1% yield) as a yellow solid.

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