Hydrochloric Acid → (5-tosyl-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-yl)methanamine hydrochloride

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To a solution of 2-(azidomethyl)-5-tosyl-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine (32.6 g, 99.0 mmol) in THF (100 mL) and water (50 mL) was added Ph3P (31.3 g, 119 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated to about 45° C. for about 16 h. The mixture was allowed to cool to ambient temperature followed by removal of THF under reduced pressure. The mixture was partitioned between EtOAc (500 mL) and brine (250 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and filtered. The filtrate was diluted with EtOAc to IL total volume. To the rapidly stirring solution was added drop-wise 4N HCl (4N in dioxane, 30.0 mL, 120 mmol) resulting in formation of a tan precipitate. MeOH (10 mL) was added and the mixture was filtered after about 15 min. The precipitate was triturated with Et2O (1000 mL) for about 10 min, filtered, and washed with Et2O (500 mL) to provide (5-tosyl-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-yl)methanamine hydrochloride (32.0 g, 90%) as a tan solid: LC/MS (Table 2, Method a) Rt=1.44 min; MS m/z: 303 (M+H)+.

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