Pyrazino pyrazines

Most syntheses of this type have followed the classical Gould-Jacobs pattern (Section 2.15.5.4.2) in which 2-aminopyrazines bearing a 6-substituent give esters of 8-oxopyrido[2,3-f ]pyrazine-7-carboxylic acids (424) via the usual intermediate ethoxy-methylenemalonate adducts. In some cases the isomeric pyrazino[l,2-a]pyrimidines are formed in addition (e.g. 74CPB1864). 

Examination of the pyrazino[2,3-rf]pyrimidine structure of pteridines reveals two principal pathways for the synthesis of this ring system, namely fusion of a pyrazine ring to a pyrimidine derivative, and annelation of a pyrimidine ring to a suitably substituted pyrazine derivative (equation 76). Since pyrimidines are more easily accessible the former pathway is of major importance. Less important methods include degradations of more complex substances and ring transformations of structurally related bicyclic nitrogen heterocycles. 

Pyrazino[l,2-a]pyrazine, octahydro-spectra, 3, 340 Py razino[2,3- h]pyrazine applications, 3, 368 cations... 

Pyrazino[2,3-fc]pyrazine, decahydro-as vulcanization accelerator, 3, 368 Pyrazino[2,3-fc]pyrazine, 2,3-dimethyl-cations... 

Structure of 4//-pyrido[l,2-a]pyrazines 348-350 was confirmed by X-ray investigations (99JPR332). The stereostructure of 1,3,4,6,1 l,lla-hexahydro-2/f-pyrazino[l,2-A]isoquinoline-l,4-dione 351 was determined by X-ray investigation (01TL543). 

Reduction of a 7-(2-oxoethyl) derivative with NaBH4 in EtOH at room temperature gave 7-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(2-pyrimidinyl)perhydropyrido[l, 2-u]pyrazine (99MIP6). Reduction of 7-formyl-8-[(4-cyanophenyl)methoxy]-1,3,4,6,11,1 lu-hexahydro-2//-pyrazino[l,2-A]isoquinoline-l,4-dione with NaBH4 yielded a 7-hydroxymethyl derivative (98MIP7). 

Hydroxy group of 8-hyd oxy-2-cycloalkyl-2,3,4,6,ll,lla-hexahydro-l//-pyrazino[l,2-i]isoquinoline-l,4-diones was alkylated with allyl bromide, 2-(bromodifluoromethyl)pyridines, l-(bromodifluoromethyl)- and l-(bro-momethyl)benzenes, halomethyl derivatives of different heterocycles (pyridine, pyrazine, pyrazole, pyrrole, thiazole, thiophene) in the presence of CS2CO3 or K2CO3 (98MIP7). Hydroxy group of 8-hydroxy-2-cyclopentyl-... 

Cyclization of (25)-2-(rerc-butoxycarbonylaminomethyl)-l-(2-chloro-acetyl)piperidine on the action of NaH in THF gave (9aS)-2-(rerc-butoxycarbonyl)perhydropyrido[l,2-a]pyrazin-4-one (99H(51)2065). 3-Benzyl-2,3,4,4 ,5,6-hexahydro-l//-pyrazino[l,2-a]quinolin-l-ones 413... 

Stereostructures of a co-crystal of (li )-l- 4-[(9aA)-perhydropyrido[l,2- ]pyrazin-2-yl]phenyl -2-phenyl-7-hydroxy-l, 2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline with ERa-LBD301-553/C — S triple mutant <2005JME364> and iV-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-a-propyl-3-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-l,4-dioxo-l,2,3,4,ll,l la-hexahydro-67/-pyrazino[l,2- ]isoquinoline-3-acetamide with fructose-1,6-biphosphatase <2003JBC51176> were determined by X-ray crystallography. The structure of a complex formed from 3-[( -methylphenyl)amino]-4-[(4-methylphenyl)imino]-4//-pyrido[l,2-tf]pyrazine with sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide and (norbornadiene)Mo(CO)4 in THF was characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction <1995JPR38>. 

Structures of 3-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]-47/-pyrido[l,2-tf]pyrazine-4-thione, iV-tosyl-3-[(4-methylphenyl)a-mino]-4//-pyrido[l,2-tf]pyrazine 4-imine, and 246 were confirmed by X-ray investigations <1999JPR332>. The stereostructures of (4A,llaA)-lla-ethoxycarbonylT,3,4,6,lla-hexahydro-l,3,4,6,ll,lla-hexahydro-4-methox-ycarbonyl-l-oxo-[l,4]oxazino[4,3-A isoquinoline <1995ZK787>, 2//-pyrazino[l,2- ]isoquinolinc-l,4-dione 247 <2001TL543>, 4-benzyl-2-methyl-1,3,4,6,7,11 b-hcxahydro-2//-pyrazino[2,l -zz] isoqu incline-3,6-dione... 

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