Phenol → 5-Bromo-3-phenoxypyrazin-2-amine

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Reaction Steps

Added sodium hydride (0.348 g, 8.70 mmol) to a solution of phenol (0.819 g, 8.70 mmol) in THF (50 mL) at 0° C. and stirred 30 minutes. Added 3,5-dibromopyrazin-2-amine (2.00 g, 7.91 mmol) in THF (10 mL). Removed the ice bath and refluxed overnight. Partitioned between ethyl acetate and water, washed with brine, dried, and concentrated. Purified by MPLC (Biotage) eluting with 5:1 hexane:ethyl acetate to afford the title compound (1.36 g, 64.6% yield) as a light yellow solid.

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