Water → 5-Bromo-3-chloropyrazin-2-amine

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Reaction Steps

3-Chloro-pyrazin-2-ylamine (0.750 g, 5.79 mmol) is suspended in acetic acid (7 ml) with stirring at room temperature and sodium carbonate (0.675 g, 6.37 mmol) is added. When all the gas has evolved bromine (0.171 ml, 3.34 mmol) in acetic acid (4 ml) is added dropwise. Sodium carbonate (0.675 g, 6.37 mmol) is added and a gas evolves. Once all gas has evolved bromine (0.171 ml, 3.34 mmol) in acetic acid (4 ml) is added. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture is poured onto iced water and left to stir for 30 minutes. A pale yellow suspension has formed. This solid is filtered off and rinsed with cold water to give 5-Bromo-3-chloro-pyrazin-2-ylamine.

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