A simple, highly efficient and green procedure for the condensation of aryl and alkyl 1,2-diamines with α-diketones in the presence of catalytic amounts of metalloporphyrins at room temperature is described. Using this method, quinoxaline derivatives as biologically interesting compounds are produced in high to excellent yields and short reaction times. In this report, the effects of central metal in porphyrin core and substituents on tetraphenylporphyrin skeleton have been studied.
Convenient and simple procedures for the synthesis of phenazine and quinoxaline derivatives were developed via a reaction of ophenylenediamines and 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds. In addition, the synthesis of two new derivatives of 1,4-benzo diazine derivatives and the catalytic activity of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO4?7H2O) in the room temperature condensation of o-phenylenediamines and 1,2- dicarbonyl compounds in ethanol as solvent are reported. This method has many appealing attributes, such as excellent yields, short reactions times, and simple work-up procedures.