Sodium Dithionite → 7-Chloro-3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-2(1H)-quinoxalinone

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To a stirred bright orange solution of N-(4'-chloro-5'-methyl-2'-nitrophenyl)glycine potassium salt (0.097 g, 0.36 mmol) in water (5.0 mL) at 80° C., sodium dithionite (0.500 g, 2.87 mmol) was added in two equal portions. It instantly formed a white suspension, which was stirred at 80° C. for 1 h. It was then cooled at room temperature and the solid was vacuum filtered, washed with water (5.0 mL), and dried in vacuo to yield 0.062 g (86%) of the title compound as a white powder; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 2.10 (s, 3H), 3.66 (s, 2H, J=1.2 Hz), 5.98 (s, 1H), 6.53 (s, 1H), 6.67 (s, 1H), 10.20 (s, 1H).

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