Hydrochloric Acid → 7-METHOXY-QUINOXALIN-5-YLAMINE

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A solution of 4-methoxy-2,6-dinitro-phenylamine (5 g, 23.5 mmol) in EtOH (200 mL) was hydrogenated over 10% Pd/C (2 g) at 40 psi for 1 hour. After H2 uptake had ceased, the reaction was filtered through a pad of celite and washed with EtOAc (50 mL) and concentrated. Glyoxal (8 ml, 704 mmol) and EtOH (50 mL) were immediately added and the reaction was heated at reflux for 2 hours. The cooled reaction was diluted with H2O (50 mL) and extracted into CH2Cl2 (3×100 mL). The organic phases were combined, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated. The resulting oil was purified by column chromatography (10% MeOH/CH2Cl2) affording 430 mg (10%) as a red oil. An analytical sample was prepared as the HCl salt from EtOAc affording a red solid.

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