Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178516746, compound

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To a stirred suspension of glycinamide hydrochloride (1.1 gm, 10 mmol) in 20 mL MeOH at 0° C. was added 20% NaOH (10 mL, 50 mmol). A clear solution formed and was treated slowly portionwise with benzil (2.1 gm, 10 mmol) as a solid. The yellow solution was stirred at 0° C. for 2 hours and then neutralized to approximately pH=7 with concentrated HCl. The bright yellow color disappeared and a tan precipitate formed. The material was isolated by filtration with MeOH and triturated with EtOAc to give 2-hydroxy-5,6-diphenylpyrazine (2 gm, 80%). 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.42-7.31 (m, 4H), 7.39-7.21 (m, 6H).

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