Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178423438, compound

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A mixture of oxalic acid dihydrate (20 g), 3,4-toluenediamine (20 g), ethanol (60 ml), conc. hydrochloric acid (20 ml) and water (50 ml) was refluxed for 5 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the precipitate was removed by filtration, washed with water and dried to yield 27.1g of 2,3-dihydroxy-6-methylquinoxaline, mp> 300° C. Phosgene was bubbled through a mixture of 27.1 g of the 2,3-dihydroxy compound in 200 ml of p-xylene and 5 ml of DMF at 120° C. The solution was degassed with nitrogen, clarified and the solvent flash evaporated to yield 26.2 g of 2,3-dichloro-6-methylquinoxaline, mp 112°-115° C.

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