First Example of Cu (OTf) 2-catalyzed Synthesis of Quinoxalines from. ALPHA.-Diazoketones and Aryl 1, 2-Diamines

…, BV Subba Reddy, Y Gopala Rao, AV Narsaiah

Index: Yadav; Subba Reddy; Gopala Rao; Narsaiah Chemistry Letters, 2008 , vol. 37, # 3 p. 348 - 349

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Abstract

α-Diazoketones undergo smooth coupling with aryl 1, 2-diamines in the presence of 10 mol% of copper (II) triflate to provide the corresponding 2-alkyl-or 2-aryl-quinoxalines in excellent yields with high selectivity. Rh 2 (OAc) 4 is also found to be an equally effective catalyst for this transformation. It is a new and alternative approach for the preparation of biologically well-defined quinoxaline derivatives.