Environment-Friendly and Efficient Synthesis of 2-Aryl Quinoxalines by Using Carbon Microspheres Decorated with Copper Nanoparticles as a Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst
摘要
Abstract
This article presents a simple method for synthesizing 2-arylquinoxalines by the condensation of substituted phenacyl bromides with o-phenylenediamines, catalyzed by carbon microspheres decorated with copper nanoparticles as a reusable heterogeneous catalyst. This approach is advantageous due to its environmentally friendly nature, high yield, reduced reaction time, low cost, mild reaction conditions, use of a recyclable heterogeneous catalyst, and simple workup procedure. The catalyst can be easily recovered from the reaction mixture by simple filtration and can be reused up to five catalytic cycles without a significant decrease in catalytic performance, which makes the developed protocol efficient and economical.