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Regioselective Reduction of 3-Substituted <i>N</i>-Acylpyrazinium Salts toward the Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydropyrazines
The regioselective reduction of 3-substituted <i>N</i>-acylpyrazinium salts with <i>n</i>-Bu<sub>3</sub>SnH has
been developed for the synthesis of 3-substituted 1,2-dihydropyrazines
in yields of 56β94%. Substitution of the pyrazinium salts with
electron-donating groups favors the formation of the 1,2-isomers as
a result of their better stability over the 1,6-isomers. Under mild
acidic conditions, 3-methoxy substituted 1,2-dihydropyrazine was easily
hydrolyzed in excellent yield to Ξ<sup>5</sup>-2-oxopiperazine