Methyl iodide → (4-fluoro-phenyl)-(3-methoxy-2-phenoxymethyl-6,7-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-5-yl)-methanone

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Iodomethane (0.005 mL, 0.08 mmol) was added to a stirred suspension of (4-fluoro-phenyl)-(3-hydroxy-2-phenoxymethyl-6,7-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-5-yl)-methanone (19 mg, 0.052 mmol) and Cs2CO3 (0.034 g, 0.1 mmol) in DMF (0.5 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 45 minutes and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography (silica; AcOEt in DCM 0/100 to 100/0). The desired fractions were collected and the solvents evaporated in vacuo to yield (4-fluoro-phenyl)-(3-methoxy-2-phenoxymethyl-6,7-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-5-yl)-methanone (5 mg, 25% yield) as a colourless oil. C21H20FN3O3 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 3.78 (br. s., 3H), 4.01 (br. s., 2H), 4.20 (br. s., 2H), 4.80 (br. s., 2H), 5.02 (s, 2H), 6.93-7.00 (m, 1H), 7.03 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 2H), 7.16 (t, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.27-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.53 (m, 2H).

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