J. Zhou et al., Novel 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of quinoxalinium N-ylide to alkene promoted by MnO2: a new approach to synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines, J CHEM R-S, (9), 1999, pp. 552-553
A novel approach to synthesize pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines was developed suc
cessfully by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a quinoxalinium N-ylide to alkene
s in the presence of MnO2 under very convenient conditions and with moderat
e yields (40-52%).