Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 9856593, compound

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To a suspension of 6-methyl-7-nitro-2,3-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoxaline-5-carboxylic acid, methyl ester (0.80 g, 2.87 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was added aqueous 1.0N NaOH (4.3 mL, 4.3 mmol), and the reaction mixture was refluxed for 23 hours. The product is precipitated upon acidification with conc. HCL and recrystallized from water to give 0.73 g (96%).

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