Quinoxaline derivatives were produced in excellent yields and short reaction
times via the condensation of 1,2-diamines with 1,2-diketones in the neutral
ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([bmim]Br) under
catalyst-free and microwave irradiation conditions.
A catalyst-free synthesis protocol for functionalized 1,4-dihydropyridines under ultrasonic irradiation in aqueous ethanol is reported with excellent yields. Eleven new compounds are synthesized using dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate, 2-fluoroaniline, malononitrile and various substituted aldehydes.