Phosphorus pentachloride → 2,6,7-Trichloroquinoxaline

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Phosphorus oxychloride (50 ml) and phosphorus pentachloride (10 g) were added to 6,7-dichloro-2-hydroxyquinoxaline (6.6 g) and the mixture was stirred for a period of 1 hour. The mixture was then poured onto ice and the precipitate collected by filtration to give 2,6,7-trichloroquinoxaline, mp 137° C.

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