Ethyl chloroformate → Diethyl imidazo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-2,5(4H)-dicarboxylate

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A solution of 1.0 g of ethyl 4,5-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-5-carboxylate in 5 ml of dry dimethylformamide was treated with 0.5 g of ethyl chloroformate and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 2 hours, the mixture was set solid, was filtered and the residue was triturated with water and chromatographed over silica gel with ethyl acetate as eluant to obtain 0.98 g (76% yield) of diethyl 4,5-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-2,5-dicarboxylate melting at 151°-3° C.

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