%0 Journal Article %T Facile Method of Quinoxaline Synthesis Using Phenol as a New, Efficient and Cheap Catalyst at Room Temperature %J American Journal of Organic Chemistry %@ 2163-1301 %D 2012 %I %R 10.5923/j.ajoc.20120204.04 %X Abstarct A simple, highly efficient and green procedure for the condensation of aryl and alkyl 1,2-diamines with ¦Á-diketones in the presence of catalytic amount of phenol(20 mol%) 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. %K Quinoxaline %K Phenol %K 1 %K 2-Diamine %K ¦¡-Diketone %K Green Chemistry %U http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ajoc.20120204.04.html