Dowex 50W: Mild Efficient Reusable Heterogeneous Catalyst for Synthesis of Quinoxaline Derivatives in Aqueous Medium

An efficient, simple and eco-friendly procedure is reported in presence of heterogeneous Dowex 50W catalyst in aqueous medium under refluxing condition to produce quinoxaline derivatives. Catalyst has participated in condensation reaction between 1,2-diamines and various aromatic 1,2-diketones smoothly with excellent yield of the products in short reaction times. Dowex 50W was used more than five times in this reaction separately and showed an excellent recyclability throughout the reaction.