N-bromobutanimide → Ethyl 5-amino-6-bromopyrazine-2-carboxylate

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To a solution of ethyl 5-aminopyrazine-2-carboxylate (880 mg, 5.26 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 mL) at RT was added NBS (984 mg, 5.53 mmol), the resultant solution was stirred at RT for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with sat NaHCO3, brine and water, dried, filtered, and concentrated to afford the crude product, which was purified by ISCO 24 g silica gel column, 0 to 50% EtOAc in Heptane, 30 min). 1.01 g, 78% yield. LC-MS (m/z): 247.9 (MH+), 0.51 min.

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