“…IR (neat): 2967, 2932, 2872 1702, 1559, 1512, 1473, 1380. (11), 155 (23), 148 (12), 141 (4), 133 (4), 120 (4), 102 (5), 93 (6), 86 (3), 78 (10), 67 (130), 51 (21) (20). 3-Chloro-2,5-di(propan-2-yl)pyrazine (18; 5.50 g, 27.7 mmol) was added through a syringe to a solution of Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (1.60 g, 1.38 mmol) in dry, degassed 1,2-dimethoxymethane (80 mL) and stirred for 15 min under an atmosphere of nitrogen.…”