Water → (R)-8,9-Dichloro-2,3,4,4a-Tetrahydro-1H-Pyrazino[1,2-a]Quinoxalin-5(6H)-One

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To a slurry containing 5.0 g of (R)-4-carbobenzyloxypiperazine-2-carboxylic acid, 4.2 g of 1,2-dichloro-fluoro-5-nitrobenzene, 85 mL of water and 170 mL of dimethylformamide is added slowly 5.3 mL of triethylamine. The solution is heated to 50° C. for 5 hours, then at ambient temperature overnight. The dark orange solution is concentrated under reduced pressure (1-2 mm, <50° C.) to an orange oily residue. This oil is dissolved in 400 mL of ethyl acetate and washed with 100 mL of 1 N HCl (2×), with 150 mL of water (2×), and 100 mL of brine. The organic layer is dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to give 8.1 g (94.2%) of title compound as an orange solid foam.

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