Cyclopropanemethanol → 5-(Cyclopropylmethoxy)pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid

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A solution of 5-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (1.00 g, 6.31 mmol), cyclopropyl carbinol (1.00 mL, 12.4 mmol) and potassium tert-butoxide (2.00 g, 17.8 mmol) in dimethylformamide (20.0 mL) is heated at 100° C. for 3 hours. The reaction is cooled to room temperature, quenched with 1 M hydrochloric acid. The mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate and isopropyl alcohol/chloroform (1/10), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.10 g, 90%) as a grayish solid. This acid is used directly without further purification.

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