Cyclopropylamine → N-cyclopropyl-4-methyl-3-[2-oxo-3-[[(R)-phenyl-4-piperidinylmethyl]amino]-1(2H)-pyrazinyl]-benzamide

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To a stirred solution of 3-(3,5-dibromo-2-oxo-2H-pyrazin-1-yl)-4-methyl-benzoic acid, methyl ester (Example 1b, 0.1 g) in tetrahydrofuran (1.5 mL) within a microwave vial was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (130 μL) and 4-[(R)-aminophenylmethyl]-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid, phenylmethyl ester (98 mg). The reaction was heated at 110° C. for 60 minutes within a microwave. The reaction was cooled to room temperature before the addition of cyclopropylamine (0.13 mL) and cyclopentylmagnesium bromide (2M in diethyl ether, 1 mL) dropwise. After stirring for 30 minutes, ethanol (1 mL) was added followed by ethyl acetate. The solvent was washed with water, and brine, then dried (Na2SO4), filtered and the solvent removed. The product was dissolved in t-butanol (2 mL) followed by the addition of 1,4-cyclohexadiene (1 mL) and 10% Pd on carbon (30 mg). The reaction mixture was heated within a microwave at 120° C. for 30 minutes, cooled to room temperature, filtered and purified by preparative HPLC (Gemini column, 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid:acetonitrile eluent) to afford N-cyclopropyl-4-methyl-3-[2-oxo-3-[[(R)-phenyl-4-piperidinylmethyl]amino]-1(2H)-pyrazinyl]-benzamide (58 mg) and 4-[(R)-[[4-[5-[(cyclopropylamino)carbonyl]-2-methylphenyl]-3,4-dihydro-3-oxopyrazinyl]amino]phenylmethyl]-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid, phenyl ester (19 mg).

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