Oxalic acid as an efficient, cheap, and reusable catalyst for the preparation of quinoxalines via condensation of 1,2-diamines with α-diketones at room temperature, By Alireza Hasaninejad

Research

Title	Oxalic acid as an efficient, cheap, and reusable catalyst for the preparation of quinoxalines via condensation of 1,2-diamines with α-diketones at room temperature
Type	Article
Keywords	Oxalic acid, quinoxaline, 1,2-diamine, α-diketone, green chemistry
Journal	ARKIVOC
DOI	10.3998/ark.5550190.0009.d04
Researchers	Alireza Hasaninejad (First researcher) , Abdolkarim Zare (Second researcher) , Mohammad Reza Mohammadizadeh (Third researcher) , Mohsen Shekouhy (Fourth researcher)

Abstract

A simple, highly efficient and green procedure for the condensation of aryl and alkyl 1,2-diamines with α-diketones in the presence of catalytic amount of oxalic acid at room temperature is described. Using this method, quinoxaline derivatives as biologically interesting compounds are produced in high to excellent yields and short reaction times.