Triethylamine → 2-[4-(Propan-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl]pyrazine

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Chloropyrazine (2.3 g, 20 mmol) and triethylamine (3 g, 30 mmol) were mixed in acetone (8 mL) in a 20 mL microwave vessel. 1-Isopropylpiperazine (2.8 g, 22 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was heated for 3300 seconds at 120° C. in a microwave oven. The reaction mixture was evaporated and the residue was purified on a silicagel column with dichloromethane/MeOH (9:1) as eluent. Yield: 1.64 g solid 4-isopropyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyrazinyl.

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