Pyridine → 8-Chloro-6-methyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine

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Reaction Steps

Pyridine (0.4 mL, 4.9 mmol) was added to a solution of 6-methyl-7H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-one (0.97 g, 6.5 mmol) in POCl3 (19 mL) and the reaction is stirred at 120° C. under N2 atmosphere for 4 h 30 min. The reaction is cooled to 60° C. and poured into 60 g of ice and stirred for 1 h. The solution is neutralized with NaOH (10%), extracted with CHCl3/IPA 9/1, dried with MgSO4 anh., filtered and concentrated. The crude product is purified by column chromatography using a gradient of (DCM/MeOH:99/1 to 95/5) to give 8-chloro-6-methyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine as a pale yellow solid (0.383 g, 35%).

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