tert-Butanol → HCID 24273408, compound

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Reaction Steps

Pyrazine-2-carbonitrile (10.5 g, 100 mmol) was dissolved in PhMe (100 mL) at 0° C. and 4-chlorophenyl magnesium bromide (100 ml, 1.0 M in Et2O, 100 mmol) was added portion-wise over 5 min. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 h and NaBH4 (7.58 g, 201 mmol) and tBuOH (100 mL) were added. The reaction mixture was warmed to 60° C. for 18 h and quenched with 1 M aq NaOH solution. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc and the combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (DCM:EtOH:NH3 200:8:1 to 50:8:1) to give the title compound as a brown oil (7.46 g, 34%). MS (ESI+) m/z=220.0 (M+H)+.

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