Ethyl bromoacetate → 6-chloro-2-ethyl-1-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]quinoxaline

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A mixture of 100 parts of 6-chloro-2-ethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]quinoxaline, 70 parts of anhydrous potassium carbonate, 75 parts of ethyl bromoacetate, and 600 parts of anhydrous dimethylformamide was heated at 100° for 2.5 hours. The mixture was filtered and the crude product was precipitated from the filtrate by addition of 1200 parts of water, collected by filtration, washed with water, ethanol, and ether, and airdried. Recrystallization from 95% ethanol afforded 63 parts of 6-chloro-2-ethyl-1-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]quinoxaline, m.p. 174°-175°.

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