Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine hydrochloride

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Crude tert-butyl 1-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine-7-carboxylate 11b (470 mg, 1.27 mmol) was dissolved in 50 mL of a 2 M solution of hydrogen chloride in 1,4-dioxane. After stirring for 4 hours, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 1-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine hydrochloride 11c (220 mg, yield 56.5%) as a light yellow oil.

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