Dimethylamine → 5-chloro-N,N-dimethylpyrazine-2-carboxamide

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Oxalyl chloride (1.7 mL, 19 mmol) was added to a suspension of 5-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (CAS no. 36070-80-1) (2.53 g, 16.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (25 mL) and DMF (4 drops) at RT and under argon. The mixture was allowed to stir for 1.5 h, concentrated in vacuo to and the residue was re-dissolved in dichloromethane (25 mL). Dimethylamine (2M in THF, 8.77 mL, 17.6 mmol) was then added dropwise followed by triethylamine (4.9 mL, 35 mmol) and allowed to stir for a further 5.5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was re-dissolved in dichloromethane and filtered. The filtrate was chromatographed on silica, eluting with a gradient of 50-100% ethyl acetate in isohexanes to give the desired compound (1.88 g).

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