Jc. Feng et al., THE SYNTHESIS OF QUINOXALINES BY CONDENSATION REACTION OF ACYLEINS WITH O-PHENYLENEDIAMINE WITHOUT SOLVENT UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION, Synthetic communications, 28(2), 1998, pp. 193-196
A convenient synthetic method for 2,3-disubstituted quinoxalines is de
scribed. Heating the aryl or alkyl acyloins and o-phenylenediamine in
a microwave oven for 3-6 minutes affords 2,3-disubstituted quinoxaline
s in 20-94% yields.