Acetic Acid → pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-8-carboxylic acid

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To 1 g of 8-cyanopyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine prepared in Preparation Example 8 were added 10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, 10 ml of acetic acid and 10 ml of distilled water; and the mixture was refluxed for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled and poured into 100 ml of ice-water. The resulting solid was filtered and dried under reduced pressure to obtain 0.5 g of title compound.

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