Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Chloro-6-iodopyrazine-2-carbonitrile

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

64.3 ml of hydrochloric acid is added at −5° C. to 7.7 g (31.3 mmol) of 3-amino-6-iodopyrazine-2-carbonitrile. At this temperature, a sodium nitrite solution (4.32 g, 62.6 mmol) dissolved in 9 ml of water is added to the reaction mixture and is stirred for 4 hours at −50° C. and then at room temperature overnight. Another equivalent of sodium nitrite is added to the reaction mixture and the precipitate formed is filtered, rinsed with water and dried at 50° C. to yield 3.65 g (44%) of 3-chloro-6-iodopyrazine-2-carbonitrile in the form of a beige solid.

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