A facile, catalyst-free mechano-synthesis of quinoxalines and their in-vitro antibacterial activity study was written by Bhutia, Zigmee T.;Prasannakumar, Geethika;Das, Avijit;Biswas, Malabika;Chatterjee, Amrita;Banerjee, Mainak. And the article was included in ChemistrySelect in 2017.Reference of 5448-43-1 This article mentions the following:
A catalyst-free, greener and highly efficient method for the synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives I (R1 = Ph, Me, H, etc.; R2 = H, Me; R3 = H, Me, Cl, NO2; R4 = H, Me; X = CH, N) involving simple liquid assisted hand-grinding (LAG) in a mortar and pestle was developed. The mechanochem. agitation under LAG was sufficient enough for the smooth condensation of both aromatic and heteroaromatic 1,2-diamines with a variety of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds to afford the corresponding quinoxalines in high yields. Several of these quinoxaline derivatives inhibited the growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis in moderate to good effect. Simple substitution in the quinoxaline ring was found to be more effective in antibacterial agents than bulky substitution. In particular, pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazines I (R1 = H, CH3; R2 = R4 = H; R3 = H, Br; X = N) showed better activity than others. Overall, the key advantages of this method were simplicity of operation, catalyst-free condition, solvent-less synthesis, low E-factor, cleaner reaction profile, devoid of work-up step, easy purification and shorter reaction times, and the new series of pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazines were good antibacterial agents against M. smegmatis. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 6-Chloroquinoxaline (cas: 5448-43-1Reference of 5448-43-1).
6-Chloroquinoxaline (cas: 5448-43-1) belongs to quinoxaline derivatives. Quinoxalines are important class of heterocyclic compounds, associated with wider pharmacological applications. Quinoxalines are used in the treatment of bacterial, cancer, and HIV infections. Moreover, varenicline, a clinical drug is used for treating nicotine addiction, also contains quinoxaline moiety.Reference of 5448-43-1
Referemce:
Quinoxaline – Wikipedia,
Quinoxaline | C8H6N2 | ChemSpider