Water → 7-cyano-8-iodo-6-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid 2-tert-butyl ester

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A solution of 7-cyano-6-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (8.6 g, Reference Example 4(b)) in dry dimethylformamide (80 mL) was treated with N-iodosuccinamide (6.07 g) over 10 minutes. After stirring at room temperature for a further 4 hours the reaction mixture was treated with water and ethyl acetate. The organic phase was separated, further washed with water, then dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The residue was triturated with diethyl ether to give the title compound (7.50 g) as a buff solid, m.p. 174–178° C. 1H NMR [(CD3)2SO]: δ 7.58–7.48 (m, 5H), 4.43 (s, 2H), 3.97 (t, 2H), 3.65 (t, 2H) and 1.46 (s, 9H).

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