2-Iodo-5-methoxy-6- pyrazine

Reaction of 4-aryl-7-iodoperhydropyrido]2,l-c][l,4]oxazin-6-ones (07USA2007/0117839, 08WOP2008/013213) and 7-iodo-6-oxo-4-(3,4,5-tri-fluorophenyl)perhydropyrido[2,l-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (07USA2007/ 0117839) with P(OEt)3 at 120 °C for 2 h afforded 7-phosphonic acid diethyl esters. 3-Hydroxy-6-arylperhydropyrido[2,l-c][l,4]oxazin-4-ones first were reacted with triphenylphosphonium bromide in refluxing MeCN, then with 3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-lH-imidazol-l-yl)benzaldehyde at ambient temperature in the presence of NEt3 to provide (Z)-3- l-[3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-lH-imidazol-l-yl)phenyl]methylidene] derivatives (07USA2007/ 0117798, 08USA2008 /0207900). 

Diethoxy-3-(l-hydroxy-l-methylethyl)pyrazine (155) gave 2,5-diethoxy-3-isopropenylpyrazine (156) (TsOH, PhH, molecular sieves, reflux 80%) 6 2-(l-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-6-iodo-3-methoxypyrazine gave 2-iodo-5-methoxy-6-(2-methylprop-l-enyl)pyrazine (157) (TsOH, PhMe, reflux with H20 removal, 6 h 65%).1588... 

The first lithiopyrazine derivative was prepared by Hirschberg et al. (1015) from 3-iodo-2,5-dimethylpyrazine and butyllithium in ether subsequent reaction with (a) carbon dioxide gave 3-carboxy-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, and (b) several aromatic aldehydes gave the carbinols (62, R = H, p-methoxy, m-nitro) (1015). Similar reactions were observed when 2-formylpyridine and 2-acetylpyridine (1016) were used as the carbonyl compounds, but with acetaldehyde attempted reactions were unsuccessful (1015). A patent also describes the preparation of many carbinols from 2,5-disubstituted 3-iodopyrazines (164). The lithio reagent derived from 3-iodo-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (with butyllithium in hexane) with 2-nitrobenzaldehyde gave 2,5-dimethyl-3[ 1 -hydroxy-1 (2"-nitrophenyl)methyl] pyrazine (1017). 

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