Sodium Hydroxide → N-(3-methoxy-5-methyl-2-pyrazinyl)-4'-methyl-2-biphenylsulphonamide

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2 M Sodium hydroxide solution (0.6 ml) was added to a solution of N-(isobutoxycarbonyl)-N-(3-methoxy-5-methyl-2-pyrazinyl)-4'-methyl-2-biphenylsulphonamide (0.232 g) in methanol (2.4 ml) and dimethoxyethane (2.4 ml) and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours. Volatile material was removed by evaporation and water (10 ml) was added to the residue. The mixture was acidified with 2M hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×10 ml). The extracts were washed with water (10 ml) and saturated sodium chloride solution (10 ml) and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was removed by evaporation and the residue was recrystallised from ethanol to give N-(3-methoxy-5-methyl-2-pyrazinyl)-4'-methyl-2-biphenylsulphonamide (0.1 g) m.p. 184-185° C.; 1H NMR (d6 -DMSO): 2.3 (s,3H), 2.4 (s,3H), 3.6 (s,3H), 7.05-7.3 (m,5H), 7.45-7.7 (m,3H), 8.1 (dd,1H), 9.35-9.45 (br s,1H); mass spectrum (-ve FAB, DMSO/Methanol/GLY): 368 (M-H)-.

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