Shandong Science ›› 2021, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 105-112.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2021.01.013

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Synthesis of 6-chloroimidazo[1,2-b]pyrazine-3-carbonitrile

CHENG Wei1CHEN Qi-xu1ZHANG Xiang-long2QI Qi1WANG Ming-jun1 LIU Sheng-wei1YUAN Wen-peng1*   

  1. 1. Biological Engineering Technology Innovation Center of Shandong ProvinceHeze BranchQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Heze 274000, China;2. Shandong Engineering Laboratory of Small Molecule Heterocyclic Compounds,Shandong Youbang Biochemical Technology Co., Ltd.,Heze 274000,China

  • Received:2020-10-09 Online:2021-02-15 Published:2021-01-31

Abstract: 6-chloroimidazo[1,2-b]pyrazine-3-carbonitrile is a major intermediate of BMS-986260, which is a novel TGF-β R1 inhibitor that can be used as an anticancer drug. The synthesis goes through the following five-step reaction process with a total yield of 69.4%: hydrazine hydrate and maleic anhydride are considered as raw materials, acid-catalyzed condensation reaction, chlorination with phosphorus oxychloride, ammonolysis with ammonia water, imidization with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal, and ring-closing condensation with bromoacetonitrile. The purity of the obtained product was 98.3%, which was measured via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) at wavelength of 254 nm. The structure was confirmed through 1H NMR and 13C NMR. Compared with the reported synthetic routes, this route exhibits good chemical selectivity, low cost, easy operation, and high yield. Further, it requires no column chromatography separation and is suitable for industrial production.

Key words: hydrazine hydrate, maleic anhydride; 6-chloroimidazo[1,2-b]pyrazine-3-carbonitrile, synthesis route

CLC Number: 

  • R914.5