(2-Methoxy-ethyl)-(5-nitro-pyrazin-2-yl)-amine → N-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-pyrazine-2,5-diamine

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A solution of (2-methoxy-ethyl)-(5-nitro-pyrazin-2-yl)-amine (290 mg, 1.46 mmol) in ethyl acetate (25 mL) was treated with 10% palladium on activated carbon (40 mg). The reaction mixture was then placed on a Parr shaker under a hydrogen atomsphere of 50 psi for 4 h. The catalyst was then filtered off through a pad of celite, and the celite pad was then washed well with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was then concentrated in vacuo. Biotage chromatography (FLASH 12M, Silica, 98/2 to 95/5 methylene chloride/methanol) afforded N-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-pyrazine-2,5-diamine (198 mg, 80%) as an orange solid: EI-HRMS m/e calcd for C7H12N4O (M+) 168.1011, found 168.1018.

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