Water → ethyl 2,3-dimethylquinoxaline-6-carboxylate

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Ethyl 3,4-diaminobenzoate (500 mg, 2.77 mmol) and diacetyl (238 mg, 2.77 mmol) were dissolved in ethanol (20 ml), and the mixture was heated under reflux. One hour after, diacetyl (30 mg) was added thereto, and the mixture was heated under reflux. After the mixture was heated under reflux for 2.5 hours in total, the reaction solution was poured into water, and the precipitate was separated by filtration and washed with water. By through circulation drying for 15 hours, the title compound (650 mg, quantitative) as a light-brown powder was obtained.

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