Diisopropylethylamine → 5-[(3R,5S)-4-(cyanomethyl)-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl]-N-[5-[(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methoxy]-2H-pyrazol-3-yl]pyrazine-2-carboxamide

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5-Chloro-N-[5-[(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methoxy]-2H-pyrazol-3-yl]pyrazine-2-carboxamide (273 mg, 0.70 mmol) was added in one portion to a 3:1 mixture of (2R,6S)-1,2,6-trimethylpiperazine and 2-[(2S,6R)-2,6-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl]acetonitrile (180 mg, 1.40 mmol) in anhydrous dimethylsulfoxide (1.40 ml) at 25° C. The resulting solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 h. The reaction was incomplete and N-ethyldiisopropylamine (0.24 ml, 1.40 mmol) was added and the solution was stirred at 60° C. for a further 2 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with methanol (20 mL) and purified by ion exchange chromatography, using an SCX column. The desired product was eluted from the column using 7M NH3/MeOH to afford impure material. The concentrated eluent was purified by silica column chromatography, eluting with a gradient of 0 to 5% 7M NH3/MeOH in DCM. Pure fractions were evaporated to dryness to afford the title compound (65 mg, 18%) as a yellow solid.

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