Properties of Quinoxaline

Recently reported physical data for quinoxaline and its salts etc are collected under quinoxaline in the Appendix (Table of Simple Quinoxalines), at the end of this book. More notable studies on the properties of quinoxaline or reduced quinoxaline are briefly indicated here with references. 

Aromaticity. The aromaticity indices (based on deviations in peripheral bond orders) for quinoxaline and related azaheterocycles have been calculated and they show good correlation with independently calculated resonance 

Complexes. The structure of an n a charge-transfer complex between quinoxaline and two iodine atoms has been obtained by X-ray analysis and its thermal stability compared with those of related complexes. The hydrogen bond complex between quinoxaline and phenol has been studied by infrared spectroscopy and compared with many similar complexes. Adducts of quinoxaline with uranium salts and with a variety of copper(II) alkano-ates have been prepared, characterized, and studied with respect to IR spectra or magnetic properties, respectively. 

Dipole Moments. The dipole moments of quinoxaline, several derivatives, some pyrazine analogs, and comparable homocyclic compounds have been measured in an attempt to rationalize the values in terms of mesomeric effects and/or conformational isomerism.  

Emission Spectra. The excited states of quinoxaline and several derivatives have been studied by means of their UV absorption and emission spectra.  

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Several recent general papers on the properties of quinoxaline A -oxides have... 

Several recent general papers on the properties of quinoxaline N-oxides have reported studies on the crystal structures of quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide,380 its 2,3-dimethyl derivative,380 ethyl 7-chloro-3-methyl-2-quinoxalinecarboxylate 1,4-dioxide,40 and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl-2-quinoxalinecarboxamide 1,4-dioxide 931 the NMR spectral data of quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide for comparison with those of related dioxides 348 the NMR data for biologically active quinoxalinecarboxamide dioxides 381 thermochemical data for several quinoxaline dioxides 183 and polaro-graphic or cyclic voltammetric data for 2,3-disubstituted quinoxaline dioxides.239 894... 

Excellent electron-transporting properties of quinoxaline (also demonstrated for noncon-jugated quinoxaline-containing polymer 588 [684] and quinoxaline-based polyether 589 [685]) resulted in a substantially decreased turn-on voltage of PPV/590 PLED (3.6 V), which is much lower than that of pure PPV in the same conditions (7 V). These diodes showed a maximum luminance of 710 cd/m2 (ca. 40 times brighter than the PPV diode at the same current density and voltage) [686]. 

Detailed examination of the ultraviolet absorbing properties of quinoxalin-2-one as a function of pH and solvent has been carried out, and the fluorescence spectra of various quinoxalin-2-ones have been reported. The fluorescence of quinoxalin-2-one has been explored for analytical purposes. 

An interesting property of quinoxaline-2-carboxaldehyde phenyl-hydrazone (12) is its ability to undergo intramolecular cydization to the pyrazoloquinoxaline 13. A series of arylhydrazones (15) have been... 

Some representative backbone stmctures of PQs and PPQs and their T data are given in Table 1. As in other amorphous polymers, the Ts of PQs and PPQs are controlled essentially by the chemical stmcture, molecular weight, and thermal history. Several synthetic routes have been investigated to increase the T and also to improve the processibiUty of PPQ (71). Some properties of PPQ based on 2,3-di(3,4-diaminophenyl)quinoxaline and those of l,l-dichloro-2,2-bis(3,4-diaminophenyl)ethylene are summarized in Table 2. 

Table 3 lists some of the basic physical properties of pyrazine, quinoxaline and phenazine (references are given in the main text). 

Table 3 Physical Properties of Pyrazine, Quinoxaline and Phenazine...

Ring substituents show enhanced reactivity towards nucleophilic substitution, relative to the unoxidized systems, with substituents a to the fV-oxide showing greater reactivity than those in the /3-position. In the case of quinoxalines and phenazines the degree of labilization of a given substituent is dependent on whether the intermediate addition complex is stabilized by mesomeric interactions and this is easily predicted from valence bond considerations. 2-Chloropyrazine 1-oxide is readily converted into 2-hydroxypyrazine 1-oxide (l-hydroxy-2(l//)-pyrazinone) (55) on treatment with dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide (63G339), whereas both 2,3-dichloropyrazine and 3-chloropyrazine 1-oxide are stable under these conditions. This reaction is of particular importance in the preparation of pyrazine-based hydroxamic acids which have antibiotic properties. 

Quinoxalin-2-ones are in tautomeric equilibrium with 2-hydroxy-quinoxalines, but physical measurements indicate that both in solution and in the solid state they exist as cyclic amides rather than as hydroxy compounds. Thus quinoxalin-2-one and its A -methyl derivative show practically identical ultraviolet absorption and are bases of similar strength. In contrast, the ultraviolet spectra of quinoxalin-2-one and its 0-methyl derivative (2-methoxyquinoxaIine) are dissimilar. The methoxy compound is also a significantly stronger base (Table II). Similar relationships also exist between the ultraviolet absorption and ionization properties of 3-methylquinoxalin-2-one and its N- and 0-methyl derivatives. The infrared spectrum of 3- (p-methoxy-benzyl)quinoxalin-2-one (77) in methylene chloride shows bands at 3375 and 1565 cm" which are absent in the spectrum of the deuterated... 

Ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy indicate that quinoxaline-2,3-dione type structures are preferred to tlie tautomeric 3-hydroxy-quinoxalin-2 One or 2,3-dihydroxyquinoxaline forms. The light absorption properties (UV) of quinoxaline-2,3-dione have been compared with those of its NN -, ON-, and OO -dimethyl derivatives (79, 80, and 81), and also its N- and 0-monomethyl derivatives (43 and 82). The parent dicarbonyl compound and its mono- and di-A -methyl derivatives show very strong carbonyl absorption near to 1690 cm split into two peaks. 

The acidic strength of various quinoxaline derivatives is also listed in Table II. -Methyl groups have an acid-weakening effect and quinoxalin-2-one (2-hydroxyquinoxaline) is, as expected, a weaker acid than quinoxaline-2-thione (2-mercaptoquinoxaline), The marked enhancement of the acidic strength of 5-hydroxyquinoxaline 1-methiodide compared to 5-hydroxyquinoxaline itself, is due to the electron-attracting property of the positively charged nitrogen, ... 

This chapter covers recent information on the preparation, physical properties, and reactions of quinoxaline and its C-alkyl, C-aryl, iV-alkyl, and A-aryl derivatives as well as their respective ring-reduced analogs. In addition, it includes methods for introducing alkyl or aryl groups (substituted or otherwise) into quinoxalines already bearing substituents and the reactions specific to the alkyl or aryl groups in such compounds. For simplicity, the term alkylquinoxaline in this chapter is intended to include alkyl-, alkenyl-, alkynyl-, and aralkylquinoxalines likewise, arylquino-xaline includes both aryl- and heteroarylquinoxalines. 

Some studies on the properties of alkyl- and arylquinoxalines contain data on unsubstituted quinoxaline and are therefore covered in Section 2.1.1. Other papers are mentioned briefly here. 

The hydrazines of quinoxaline aldehydes and ketones are so closely akin to regular hydrazinoquinoxalines that all are included in this section. The NMR properties of such hydrazine derivatives have been studied. ... 

Ford and co-workers reported regioselective substitutions of 2,3-dichloro-6-amino-quinoxaline 270 with various dialkylamines to study the biological properties of substituted quinoxalines <00TL3197>. For example, 2,3-dichloro-6-aminoquinoxaline 270 reacted with nucleophiles to give the opposite regioisomer to that seen with 2,3-dichloro-6-nitroquinoxalines 267. 

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