2,6-Lutidine → 2-Bromo-1-(3-methylpyrazin-2-yl)ethanone

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Reaction Steps

To a chloroform (7.5 mL) solution of 1-(3-methylpyrazin-2-yl)ethanone (0.50 g), under ice cooling in a nitrogen atmosphere, 2,6-lutidine (0.75 mL) and trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (0.80 mL) were added, and the resultant was stirred for 30 minutes. Then, N-bromosuccinimide (0.73 g) was added thereto, and the resultant was stirred for 1 hour under ice cooling. Water was added to the reaction solution, and the resultant was stirred for 10 minutes, followed by extraction with chloroform. An organic layer was separated using a phase separator, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (OH-type silica gel; hexane/ethyl acetate-gradient elution=95/5→85/15) to obtain the title compound (0.58 g) as a brown solid.

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