Isopropanol → 2-Chloro-6-[(propan-2-yl)oxy]pyrazine

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To a solution of 2-propanol (2.26 mL, 31.99 mmol) in dry THF (40 mL) was added 60% NaH (960 mg, 39.90 mmol) at 0° C. and the reaction was stirred for 15 min. To the mixture at 0° C. was added 2,6-dichloropyrazine (4 g, 26.66 mmol, Aldrich) and the reaction was stirred for 2 h at RT. The reaction was quenched with ice cold H2O (20 mL) and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography (eluent: 100% petroleum ether) to afford 2-chloro-6-isopropoxypyrazine (4.0 g, 86%) as an off brown liquid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 173.0 (M+1); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, 1H), 5.31-5.25 (m, 1H), 1.37-1.36 (m, 6H).

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