A green protocol for the synthesis of quinoxalines has been developed from catalytic oxidative cyclization of deoxybenzoins with 1,2-phenylenediamines in water.The optimal conditions are involved in the use of a water...A green protocol for the synthesis of quinoxalines has been developed from catalytic oxidative cyclization of deoxybenzoins with 1,2-phenylenediamines in water.The optimal conditions are involved in the use of a water-soluble mononuclear copper(Ⅱ) complex of a zwitterionic calix[4]arene[Cu(Ⅱ)LCH2O)]I2(1,H4L=[5,ll,17,23-tetrakis(trimethylammonium)-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene]) as a catalyst in alkali solution after refluxing for 15 h in O2.The target quinoxaline and its derivatives were obtained in good yields(up to 88%).The procedure described in this paper is simple,practical and environmentally benign.展开更多
基金the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21271134, 21373142,21531006 and 21671144)the State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry,Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry(No.2015kf-07)+2 种基金supports from the "333" Project of Jiangsu Provincethe Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutionsthe "SooChow Scholar" Program of Soochow University
文摘A green protocol for the synthesis of quinoxalines has been developed from catalytic oxidative cyclization of deoxybenzoins with 1,2-phenylenediamines in water.The optimal conditions are involved in the use of a water-soluble mononuclear copper(Ⅱ) complex of a zwitterionic calix[4]arene[Cu(Ⅱ)LCH2O)]I2(1,H4L=[5,ll,17,23-tetrakis(trimethylammonium)-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene]) as a catalyst in alkali solution after refluxing for 15 h in O2.The target quinoxaline and its derivatives were obtained in good yields(up to 88%).The procedure described in this paper is simple,practical and environmentally benign.