Phenol → (7R,9aS)-7-Phenoxymethyl-2-pyrimidin-2-yl-octahydro-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazine

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A solution of 0.385 g (1.55 mmol) of (7R,9aS)-7-hydroxymethyl-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazine (Preparation 4), 0.220 g (2.34 mmol) of phenol, and 0.488 g (1.86 mmol) of triphenylphosphine in 30 mL of dry THF was treated with 0.324 g (1.86 mmol) of diethyl azodicarboxylate, and the mixture stirred at 23° C. for 16 h. The solvent was evaporated, the residue dissolved in ethyl ether and treated with HCl(g) in ether. The precipitate was collected on a Büchner funnel, and washed with 1:1 ether:ethyl acetate three times. The solid was dissolved in water, basified with 1 M NaOH and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with 1 M NaOH (2×) and water (1×), dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered and evaporated to give 0.310 g of (7R,9aS)-7-phenoxymethyl-2,3,4,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydro-2-pyrimidin-2-yl-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazine. mp (HCl) 203-205° C. 13C NMR (base, CDCl3): δ27.0, 29.0, 36.4, 43.6, 49.1, 54.9, 58.8, 60.8, 70.9, 109.8, 114.5, 120.6, 129.4, 157.7, 159.0, 161.5. HRMS calcd for C19H24N4O: 324.195. Found: 324.194.

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