Ammonium Acetate → 6-[5-(4-bromo-phenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-4-oxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of 6-[2-(4-bromo-phenyl)-2-oxo-ethylcarbamoyl]-4-oxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (110 mg, 0.25 mmol), ammonium acetate (193 mg, 2.5 mmol) and xylenes (8 mL) was heated to 130° C. After 1 hour the mixture was cooled and the xylenes were removed under reduced pressure. Dichloromethane was added to the resulting residue and the mixture was filtered. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure from the filtrate and the resulting residue was subjected to flash chromatography with eluent of (10% methanol in ethyl acetate) and hexane. The product-containing fractions were combined and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to provide 6-[5-(4-bromo-phenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-4-oxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (65 mg, 0.15 mmol, 60%). C18H19BrN4O3 calculated 418.1 observed [M+1]+ 419.1; rt=1.50 min.

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