3-Amino-2, 5-dimethylpyrazine.-7.2 grams of 2, 5-dimethylpyrazine was dissolved in 17 cc. of dimethylanilbe, 11 g. of sodium amide was added and the reaction mixture heated to 165" in an oil-bath for two hours. The reaction mixture was poured upon 100 g. of ice, the solution saturated with potassium carbonate and extracted with ether After the ether extract was dried with anhydrous potassium carbonate, the ether was removed by distillation. The residue ...