Methyl iodide → 7-Bromo-8-methoxycarbonyl-1,3,3-trimethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinoxalin-2-one

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A mixture of 7-bromo-8-methoxycarbonyl-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinoxalin-2-one (Reference Compound No. 1, 102 mg, 0.326 mmol), methyl iodide (100 μL, 1.60 mmol), and cessium carbonate (272 mg, 0.835 mmol) was suspended in anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. Ethyl acetate (25 mL) and water (25 mL) were added to the reaction mixture and partitioned. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine (20 mL), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to give the titled reference compound (86.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. (Yield 83%)

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