Potassium tert-butoxide → 2-Chloro-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyrazine

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A solution of potassium tert-butoxide (1 g, 4.5 mM) in N-methylpyrrolidone (3 ml) was heated to 80° C. under nitrogen. A solution of 5-chloro-3-(triethyl-silanylethynyl)-pyrazin-2-ylamine (3) (1.2 g, 4.5 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidone (10 ml) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for a further fifty minutes and then the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. Brine (10 ml) was added to the reaction mixture and extracted with ethyl acetate (5×20 ml). The combined organics were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound as a solution in N-methylpyrrolidone. MS (ES+): 154

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