Ammonium formate → 3-[3-[[1-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylethyl]amino]-2-oxo-1(2H)-pyrazinyl]-4-methyl-benzoic acid methyl ester

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To 3-[5-bromo-3-[[1-methyl-1-[2-(phenylmethoxy)phenyl]ethyl]amino]-2-oxo-1(2H)-pyrazinyl]-4-methyl-benzoic acid, methyl ester (Example 220a, 2 g) in ethanol (50 mL) was added ammonium formate (3.14 g) and 10% Pd/C (0.378 g) and the reaction heated at 75° C. for 1 h. The reaction was filtered through celite and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (250 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (250 mL). The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the subtitle compound (1.410 g).

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