Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(4-Fluorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine

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A mixture of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester (Preparation #1, 6.30 g, 23.2 mmol) in DCM (66 mL) was treated with 1.0 M HCl in water (200 mL). The mixture was heated at about 105° C. open to the air for about 16 h. The solution was allowed to cool and was treated with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 and DCM. The mixture was sonicated to dissolve all solids and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was washed with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to yield the title compound (4.60 g, 93%): LC/MS (Table 1, Method b) Rt=1.6 min; MS m/z: 214.3 (M+H)+.

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