Imidazo(1,2-a)pyrazine → 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroimidazo(1,2-a)pyrazine

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Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine 4b (500 mg, 4.20 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL of 2-methoxyethanol, followed by addition of platinum dioxide (100 mg, 0.36 mmol), and the reactor was purged with hydrogen for three times. After stirring for 12 hours, the reaction mixture was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine 4c (200 mg, yield 38.7%) as a yellow oil.

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