Sodium methanethiolate → (5-Methylsulfanylmethyl-pyrazin-2-yl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester

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A solution of (5-bromomethyl-pyrazin-2-yl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared according to WO 02/070494, 1.03 g, 3.575 mmol) in acetone (11.6 mL) was treated with sodium thiomethoxide (0.33 g, 4.473 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 5 h 15 min. The reaction was then concentrated in vacuo, and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (200 mL). The aqueous layer was back-extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Biotage chromatography (FLASH 40L, Silica, 5% ethyl acetate/methylene chloride) afforded (5-methylsulfanylmethyl-pyrazin-2-yl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester as a crude white solid (0.45 g, 49%) which was used without further purification.

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