Acetic Anhydride → HCID 59351377, compound

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To an ice cooled solution of 2-chloro-3-(piperidin-4-yl)pyrazine-3TFA (150 g, 0.278 mol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (1.5 L) kept under nitrogen was added triethylamine (194 mL, 1.39 mol, 5 eq.) over a period of 15 min., followed by acetic anhydride (53 mL, 0.556 mol, 2 eq.) over a period of 10 min. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 2 h and quenched with 500 mL of water. After separation, the organic phase was further washed with water (500 mL) and brine (500 mL). The aqueous phases were combined and back extracted with dichloromethane (1 L). Organic extracts were combined, dried and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (eluting with hexanes/ethyl acetate=2:3 to 100% ethyl acetate) to give 70 g 1-(4-(3-chloropyrazin-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone. Yield: 94% for two steps.

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