Cesium carbonate → Methyl 6-(2-furanyl)-2-pyrazinecarboxylate

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To a solution of 0.10 g of methyl 6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylate in 2.9 mL of dioxane, 65 mg of 2-furanboronic acid, 74 mg of lithium chloride, 0.57 g of cesium carbonate, 21 mg of 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl and 24 mg of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) were added, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 2 hours. To the reaction mixture, water and ethyl acetate were added, the organic layer was separated, washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The resultant residue was purified by flash silica gel column chromatography using gradient elution with hexane:ethyl acetate=87:13 to 83:17 to obtain 74 mg of methyl 6-(2-furyl)pyrazine-2-carboxylate as a white solid.

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