Diethyl Oxalate → 5-Bromo-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoxaline-2,3-dione

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The title compound was prepared using an adaptation of the method of Cheeseman, G. W. H., J. Chem. Soc. 1171 (1962). A mixture of diethyl oxalate (1.15g, 7.91 mmol) and 1,2-diamino-3-bromo-5-trifluoromethylbenzene (200 mg, 0.95 mmol) was heated to reflux under N2 for 2 h. The reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature and the solid collected by vacuum filtration and rinsed with EtOH (15 mL). This white solid was dried in a drying pistol (0.05 torr, 78° C.) to yield 148.3 mg (60.7%). mp 301-304 (dec). 1H NMR (d6 -DMSO) δ 7.28 (s, 1H, ArH), 7.56 (s, 1H, ArH), 11.7 (br s, 2H, NH). 19F NMR (C6F6 external standard, δ -162.9) δ -57.97 (s). EIHRMS calc. for C9H4BrF3N2O2 307.9408, found 307.9411.

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