2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol → 3-Bromo-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-amine

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3,5-Dibromo-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine (intermediate D) (200 mg, 0.7 mmol) was added to a mixture of anisidine (445 mg, 5 eq.), trifluoroethanol (3.6 ml), DIPEA (diisopropylethylamine) (0.629 ml, 5 eq). The mixture was heated at 75–85° C. in sealed tube for 12 hr. The mixture was then cooled to room temperature, diluted with DCM and water. The organic layer was washed with 1N HCl, brine, dried and concentrated. The residue was purified on a silica gel column to give 56.6 mg (yield 50%) of the title compound as faint orange solid.

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