Oxalic Acid → 6,7-Dichloro-5-methyl-quinoxalin-2,3-dione

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A mixture of 2,3-diamino-5,6-dichlorotoluene (from step (c), 21.6 g, 0.137 mol) and oxalic acid (18.45 g, 0.206 mol) in hydrochloric acid (4M, 900 ml) was heated at reflux for 6 hours, cooled and filtered. The dark brown solid was suspended in diethyl ether, filtered and washed with more ether to give 6,7-dichloro-5-methyl-quinoxalin-2,3-dione (22.06 g, 66%).

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