Imidazo(1,2-a)pyrazine → 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroimidazo(1,2-a)pyrazine

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The imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine (7.2 g, 60.44 mmole) was dissolved in 2-methoxyethanol (100 ml) and PtO2 (1.2 g, 5.13 mmole) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at RT in an autoclave under a hydrogen atmosphere (4 bar). The autoclave was then flushed with nitrogen, the reaction mixture was filtered through filter earth, concentrated, and the solvent residues were then extracted with toluene. Purification was carried out by column chromatography on silica gel (DCM/7 N NH3 in methanol, 95:5)

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