Facile, eco-friendly, catalyst-free synthesis of polyfunctionalized quinoxalines

A novel, facile and eco-friendly synthesis of quinoxalines from \(\alpha \hbox {-azido ketones}\) and 1,2-diamines was developed. An attractive feature of this protocol is that the desired products could be generated efficiently in water and without any catalyst, which is in accordance with the aim of green chemistry. A plausible mechanism has been proposed.