2.5- Dimethyl-3-phenylpyrazine

The simple phenyl-substituted pyrazines do undergo nitration in the phenyl ring for example, 2-phenylpyrazine yields the 4-nitrophenyl derivative (mixed acid), although 5-phenyl-2-pyrazinone forms the 3-nitropyra-zinone under similar conditions (75MI1). However, 2,5-dimethyl-3,6-diphenylpyrazine and its /V,A -dioxide are both reported to be nitrated to give the bis-(3-nitrophenyl) products (55JCS3094). 

Dimethylamino-7V-hydroxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamide 6-Dimethylamino-7V-hydroxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamidine 2-Dimethylamino-5-iodopyrazine 2-Dimethylamino-6-iodopyrazine 2-Dimethylamino-5-iodopyrazine 4-oxide 2-Dimethylamino-3-isobutylpyrazine 2-Dimethylamino-6-isobutylpyrazine 2-Dimethylamino-5-methoxy-3,6-dimethylpyrazine 2-Dimethylaminomethyl-3,6-bismethylthiopyrazine 2-Dimethylamino-6-methyl-5-phenylpyrazine 4-oxide 2-Dimethylamino-3-methylpyrazine 2-Dimethylamino-6-methylpyrazine 2-Dimethylamino-3-methylpyrazine 4-oxide Dimethyl 5-amino-6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-2,3-pyrazinedicarboxylate 2-Dimethylamino-5-phenylpyrazine 2-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-6-methylpyrazine... 

Dichloropyrazines have also been prepared from the corresponding hydroxy compounds as follows 2,3-dihydroxypyrazine with phosphoryl chloride containing pyridine (481, 757) [see Schneller and May (828) re the use of phenylphosphonic dichloride at 150-170°] 2,3-dihydroxypyrazine and its methyl, dimethyl, phenyl, diphenyl, and 5-methy 1-6-phenyl derivatives with phosphoryl chloride (483, 829) [N.B. error in work of Minovici and Bente (830)] 2-chloro-5-hydroxypyrazine with phosphoryl chloride (831) 2-chloro-6-hydroxypyrazine with phosphoryl chloride at reflux for 6hours (832) and 2,5-dihydroxy-3-phenylpyrazine and3,5-dihydroxy-2-phenylpyrazine with phosphoryl chloride at 180-200° (829). 

Normal nucleophilic substitution reactions of alkyl and aryl chloropyrazines have been examined as follows 2-chloro-3-methyl- and 3-chloro-2,5-dimethyl(and diethyl)pyrazine with ammonia and various amines (535, 679, 680) 2-chloro-3(and 6)-methylpyrazine with methylamine and dimethylamine (681, 844), piperidine and other amines (681, 921) 2-chloro-5(and 6)-methylpyrazine with aqueous ammonia (362) alkyl (and phenyl) chloropyrazines with ammonium hydroxide at 200° (887) 2-chloro-3-methylpyrazine with aniline and substituted anilines (929), and piperazine at 140° (759) 2-chloro-3-methyl(and ethyl)pyrazine with piperidine (aqueous potassium hydroxide at reflux) (930,931) [cf. the formation of the 2,6-isomer( ) (932)] 2-chloro-3,6-dimethylpyrazine with benzylamine at 184-250° (benzaldehyde and 2-amino-3,6-dimethylpyrazine were also produced) (921) 2-chloro-3,5,6-trimethylpyrazine with aqueous ammonia and copper powder at 140-150° (933) and with dimethylamine at 180° for 3 days (934,935) 2-chloro-6-trifluoromethylpyrazine with piperazine in acetonitrile at reflux (759) 2-chloro-3-phenylpyrazine with aqueous ammonia at 200° (535) 2-chloro-5-phenylpyrazine with liquid ammonia in an autoclave at 170° (377) 2-chloro-5-phenylpyrazine with piperazine in refluxing butanol (759) but the 6-isomer in acetonitrile (759) 5-chloro-2,3-diphenylpyrazine and piperidine at reflux (741) and 5-chloro-23-diphenylpyrazine with 2-hydroxyethylamine in a sealed tube at 125° for 40 hours (834). 

Normal nucleophilic substitution occurred on treatment of 2-carbamoyl-3-chloropyrazine with alcoholic methylamine at 130° (423, 836) 2-chloro-3-(4 -morpholinocarbonyOpyrazine with morpholine at reflux in benzene (867) 2dimethyl sulfoxide at 65° (857) and cyclohexylamine in benzene at reflux (946) 3-chloro-2-methoxycarbonyl-5-phenylpyrazine with alcoholic methylamine at 140° (375) 2-carboxy-3-chloropyrazine with anhydrous ammonia at 100° for 5 hours (947) 2-carbamoyl-6-chloropyrazine with aqueous methylamine at reflux (940) 2-chloro-6-(4 -morpholinocarbonyl)pyrazine (and other amides) and 2-chloro-6-methoxycarbonylpyrazine with morpholine (and other amines) (870, 948, 949) and 2-chloro-6-methoxycarbonylpyrazine with liquid ammonia at 80° (870). 2-Chloro-3-methoxycarbonylpyrazine fused with guanidine carbonate gave 2-amino4-hydroxypteridine and its 7-methyl-, 7-phenyl, and 6,7-diphenyl analogues were prepared similarly (371,375). 

The following alkoxypyrazines have been prepared from the corresponding dichloropyrazines and alkoxide ions 2,3-dimethoxy-5,6-dimethyl(and diphenyl) (797) 2,3-dibenzyloxy (sodium benzyl oxide in benzyl alcohol at reflux for 24 hours (883)] [but 23-dichloropyrazine with sodium hydride and benzyl alcohol in xylene gave l,4-dibenzyl-2,3-dioxo-l,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazine)(988)] 2-chloro-5-methoxy (838) 2,5-diethoxy-3,6-dimethyl (872) 2methanolic sodium methoxide refluxed for 2 h) 2,5-dimethoxy-3-phenyl (817) 2-chloro-5-methoxy(and ethoxy)-3,6-diphenyl (817) 2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-dimethyl (and diisopropyl) (844) 2,5-dimethoxy-3-isopropyl-6-methyl (methanolic potassium methoxide at reflux for 6 days) (844) 2(5)-s-butyl-3-chloro-6-ethoxy-5(2)-isobutyl (93) 2-chloro-6-methoxy (838, 883) 2,6-dimethoxy (reflux for 8h) (832) 2,6-diethoxy (reflux for 14 h) (883) 2-benzyloxy-6-chloro (1 equiv. of sodium hydride and benzyl alcohol in benzene at reflux) (832) 2,6-dibenzyloxy (5 equiv. of sodium benzyloxide in benzene at reflux gave 70%) (832) and 3,5-dimethoxy-2-methyl (535). 

Alkoxypyrazine A-oxides may also be prepared by oxidation of the alkoxypyrazine with peroxyacetic acid. In this way the following have been prepared 3-ethoxypyrazine 1-oxide (100°/20h) (978) 3-(trideuteromethoxy)pyrazine 1-oxide (757l9h) (975) 3-ethoxy-2-methylpyrazine 1-oxide (65-75724h) (978) 3-methoxy-2-phenylpyrazine 1-oxide (55720 h) (817) 3-ethoxy-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine 1-oxide (56716 h) (872) 3-carbamoyl-2-methoxypyrazine 1-oxide (80720h) (881) and 2-cyano-5-ethoxy-3,6-dimethylpyrazine A-oxide (55720h) (288). 

A 2-amino-5-substituted-pyrazine refluxed with p-toluenethiol, 2-methoxy-ethanol, and 2-amino-6-formyl-4-hydroxypteridine followed by heating with acetic anhydride gave the 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-[A -(5 -substituted-pyrazin-2 -yl)-acetamidomethyl]pteridine (34) (1244). 2-Amino-5-phenylpyrazine with isobutyral-dehyde in ether at room temperature gave 2-(3-isopropyl-6, 6-dimethyl-5, 6-dihydro-l, 2, 4 -trioxin-5 -yl)aniino-5-phenylpyrazine (35) (1245). 

Hydroxy-5-nitro-3-phenylpyrazine with phosphoryl chloride at reflux gave 2-chloro-5-nitro-3-phenylpyrazine but at 170° gave 2,5-dichloro-3-phenylpyrazine (817). Phenylhydroxynitropyrazines are claimed not to react with dimethyl sulfate in alkaline solution or with sodium ethoxide and ethyl iodide in hot ethanol (817). 

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