Isopropanol → 5-(Propan-2-yloxy)pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid

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To a rt solution of sodium t-butoxide (1.41 g, 14.67 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added 2-propanol (1.250 mL, 16.33 mmol) dropwise. After 10 min a solution of methyl 5-chloro-2-pyrazinecarboxylate (1.70 g, 9.85 mmol, Ark Pharm) in THF (10 mL) was added dropwise. After 1.5 h, the reaction was quenched with saturated aq NH4Cl and extracted with EtOAc (3×). The aqueous layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting solid was treated with aqueous HCl. The solution was extracted with DCM (3×) and the combined organic layers were purified by flash chromatography, eluting with 0.5% TFA in iPrOH:CH2Cl2 (0:1→1:9) to give a white crystalline solid. (497 mg, 2.7 mmol, 28%). MS m/z=183 [M+H]+. Calculated for C8H10N2O3: 182.

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