N-bromobutanimide → 3-Bromo-2-(4-fluorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine

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To a solution of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine (Preparation #2, 0.176 g, 0.783 mmol) in DCM (3 mL) was added N-bromosuccinimide (0.153 g, 0.862 mmol) dropwise. After about 20 minutes, the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by flash silica gel chromatography using EtOAc as the eluent to yield the title compound (0.130 g, 54%>: LC/MS (Table 1, Method a) Rt=2.0 min; MS m/z: 294.2 (M+H)+.

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