Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 82403920, compound

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A 40 mL reaction vial was charged with (S)-tert-butyl 4-acetyl-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxaline-1(2H)-carboxylate (0.35 g, 1.21 mmol) and 1,4-dioxane (6 mL). HCl (4 M solution in 1,4-dioxane, 3.0 mL, 12.1 mmol) was then added, and the reaction mixture was heated to 50° C. for 2 hrs on a heater shaker. The reaction concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (20 mL) and washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (20 mL). The organic layer was removed and set aside. The aqueous layer was washed with another portion of ethyl acetate (20 mL) and the organic layers were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (gradient elution with 2:1 hexanes-ethyl acetate to 1:1 hexanes-ethyl acetate) to afford ((S)-1-(2-methyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxaline-1(2H)-yl)ethanone (0.2 g, 1.05 mmol, 87% yield) as a colorless oil. MS poor ionization (ESI, -acetate fragment) m/z 149 [M+1]+.

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