Pyrazine carbamoylation

Acyl radicals obtained by the oxidation of aldehydes or the oxidative decarboxylation of a-keto acids react selectively at the a- or y-position of the protonated heterocyclic nitrogen. Pyridines, quinolines, pyrazines and quinoxalines all react as expected yields are typically 40 to 70%. Similarly, pyridines can be carbamoylated in acid media at C-2 (Scheme 38). 

Acetyl-2-carbamoyl-3-methyl-6-phenyl-2,5-dihydropyridazine (115) when heated with potassium hydroxide has been shown to give 2,5-diphenylpyrazine (497), and 2,6-dihydroxymorpholine (116) has been converted smoothly by hydrazine or hydroxylamine in aqueous hydrochloric acid to pyrazine in good yield (28). 

Homolytic amidation of pyrazine to 2-carbamoylpyrazine can be effected in > 80% yield by using concentrated sulfuric acid with carbamoyl radicals ( CONH2) generated from the action of hydrogen peroxide and ferrous sulfate on formamide (611). 

Cyano-6-methylaminopyrazine was also prepared from the chloro compound with methylamine hydrochloride and sodium hydroxide in aqueous dioxane (945) and 2-cyano-6-(2, 2 -dimethylhydrazino)pyrazine was prepared similarly (945). 2-Chloro-6-cyanopyrazine with methanol (and similarly with ethanol) and triethylamine gave 2-methoxy-6-(C-methoxyformidoyl)pyrazine (32) [see Section 5D(2)], and 2-chloro-6-carbamoylpyrazine with concentrated aqueous ammonia at 170-175° gave 2 -amino-b-carboxypyrazine (744). 2-Chloro-3-cyano-5,6-diphenylpyrazine with ammonium hydroxide and potassium iodide formed 2-amino-3-carbamoyl-5,6-diphenylpyrazine, but on fusion with ammonium acetate it gave 2-amino-3-cyano-5,6-diphenylpyrazine (848). 

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). 

Replacement of the chloro substituent by methoxide has been observed in the following pyrazines 2-chloro-3-methoxycarbonyl (at <5°) (867) 2-chloro-6-methoxycarbonyl (870) 2-chloro-3-methoxycarbonyl-5,6-diphenyl (371, 837) 2-carboxy-6-chloro (869, 871) 2-carbamoyl-5( )-chloro (839) 2-carbamoyl-6-chloro (805, 839) 2-chloro-6-(4 -morpholinocarbonyl) (870) 2-chloro-3-cyano (810, 811) 5-chloro-3-cyano-2-methoxy (reflux 14h) (881) 2-chloro-5-methoxy-3,6-dimethyl (844) 2-chloro-5-isopropyl-6-methoxy-3-methyl (50, 844) 2-chloro-5-methoxy-3,6-diphenyl (1.1 equivalents of 20% methanolic sodium methoxide at 135° for 20h) (797) 2-benzyloxy-6-chloro(at reflux) (832, cf. 883) 2-chloro-3-pyridinio(pyrazine)chloride (or tosylate) (to give 2,3-dimethoxypyrazine) (765) ... 

Amino-2prepared from 2-amino-3-cyanopyrazine 1-oxide by reflux with acetic acid-acetic anhydride followed by ready deacetylation by refluxing in methanol (538), and in a similar manner 3-amino-2-ethoxycarbonyl-5-hydroxypyrazine has been prepared from 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonylpyrazine 1 -oxide through 3-acetamido-2-ethoxycarbonyl-5 ydroxy-pyrazine (538), and 2-amino-3-carbamoyl-6-hydroxy-5-methylpyrazine from 2-amino-3-cyano-5-methylpyrazine 1-oxide (538). The preparation of 24 ydroxy-6-methoxycarbonylpyrazine (10) has been claimed from 3-methoxycarbonylpyrazine 1-oxide with acetic anhydride followed by hydrolysis (1057) [cf. Nov Cek et al. (839), who claim it to be the 5-isomer, and Foks (744)]. 

Dicyano-3,6-dimethylpyrazine shaken with sodium ethoxide at room temperature for 10 hours produced 2-cyano-5-ethoxy-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (288). Bromination of 2-methoxy-3-sulfanilamidopyrazine (39) in methanol led to 5-(4 -amino-3, 5 -dibromobenzenesulfonimido)-6-hydroxy-2,3-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrazine (32) which with 2 N sodium hydroxide gave 3-(4 -amino-3, 5 -dibromobenzenesulfonamido)-2-hydroxy-5 nethoxypyrazine (40) (816). The preparation of 2-amino-3,5-dicyano-6-methoxy(and ethoxy)pyrazine from a-(p-toluenesulfonyloxyiminomalononitrile and malononitrile has been described in Section II.7 (484). 2-Methoxycarbonyl(and cyano)-5-pyridiniopyrazine chloride (41) is reported (conditions not stated) to give 2-carboxy(and carbamoyl)-5-methoxypyrazine (765). 

Pyrolyses and thermal stabilities of 2-hydroxy-, 2-ethoxy-, and 2-isopropoxy-pyrazines have been studied. 2-Hydroxypyrazine was very stable, but the alkoxy-pyrazines underwent thermal elimination of olefin to yield 2-hydroxypyrazine (668a). Electrochemical reductions of l-methyl-2-oxo-5,6-diphenyl-l,2-dihydro-pyrazine and 54iydroxy(and 5-methoxy)-2,3-diphenylpyrazine are reported to involve the intermediate enamine, for example, 6-hydroxy-1-methyl-2,3-diphenyl-1,4-dihydropyrazine (54) (1096, cf. 1097). When tested on mice 2-carbamoyl-5-methoxypyrazine had less anti tubercular activity than did pyrazinamide (1098). 

Oxidation of nuclear and extranuclear hydroxypyrazines (and derivatives) to their Af-oxides has been achieved with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid, and with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in 1,2-dichIoroethane. 3-Hydroxy-2,5-diisobutyl-pyrazine was oxidized with 30% hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid at 70 to 3-hydroxy-2,5-diisobutylpyrazine 1-oxide (101), 3-hydroxy-2-(Af-methyl-A -phenyl-carbamoyl)pyrazine 1-oxide (90) was also prepared from the conesponding pyrazine [its A -4-methyl derivative was prepared similarly and also by methylation of (90) (1055)], and 3-hydroxy-2-(A -methyl-AAp-tolylcarbamoyl)pyrazine 1-oxide (1055) was synthesized analogously. 

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). 

C yanoethyl)carbamoyl-3-formylamino-5-methylpyrazine boiled with N sodium hydroxide for 30 seconds gave 3-amino-2-cyanoethylcarbamoyl-5-methyl-pyrazine (435) 2,3-dichloro-5-formamido-6-formylpyrazine was readily deformyl-ated under acid or alkaline conditions (e.g., 2A( sodium carbonate at 20°) (430) and 2-formamido-3-(iniidazol-2-yl)pyrazine was deformylated by refluxing with 0.1 A hydrochloric acid for 4 hours and its 5,6-dimethyl derivative reacted similarly (455a). 

Reduction of 2-carboxypyrazine in aqueous potassium hydroxide over palladium-charcoal at 50° and atmospheric pressure gave 2-carboxypiperazine and 2,3-dicarboxy-, 2,5-dicarboxy-, 2,6-dicarboxy-, and 2-carbamoyl-3-carboxy-piperazines were prepared in an analogous manner (1269). Similar results were obtained on reduction of the calcium salts (1352). Reduction of 2-chlorocarbonylpyrazine with lithium tri-r-butoxyaluminohydride in tetrahydrofuran gave 2-(pyrazin-2 -ylmethoxycarbonyOpyrazine (1077). 

Amides have also been prepared from carboxylic acids as follows a mixture of 2-carboxypyrazine and triethylamine in methylene chloride treated with ethyl chloroformate and then morpholine gave 2-(A-morpholinocarbonyl)pyrazine (1351) 2-carboxy-5(and 6)-methylpyrazine in dioxane with tributylamine and ethyl chloroformate and then treated with ammonia gave 2-carbamoyl-5(and 6)-methylpyrazine (673), and 2-carbamoyl-5(and 6)-ethylpyrazine were prepared... 

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