. Can. J. Chem. 66, 1500 (1988). The reaction of 2,3-diaminopyridine with the dimeric 4,5-dimethylcyclohexa-3,5-dien-1,2-dione gives 7, 8-dimethylpyrido[2,3-b]quinoxaline, 1, in good yields; in the same way 3,4-diaminopyridine gives the 7,s-dimethylpyrido[3,4-blquinoxaline 2. The electrochemical reduction of 1 and 2 in hydroorganic medium gives the 5,lO-dihydro compounds 6 and 7; 1 and 2 present a single 2e-polarographic wave, in contrast to phenazine which shows two monoelectronic waves. The catalytic hydrogenation of 1 and 2 gives 6 and 7 and does not involve the pyridinic ring as in the case of pyridopyrazines. A1LiH4 does not react with 2 but 1 is reduced into the 1,2-dihydro derivative 8. The behavior of 1 and 2 is thus different from that of pyridopyrazines (which give the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro compounds) and from that of phenazine (which gives the 5,lO-dihydro derivative). NaBH4 reacts with pyridopyrazines to give, according to the substituents, 1,2-or 5.6-dihydro or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro derivatives. Methylmagnesium chloride reacts with 1 to give a mixture of 2-methyl-1,2-dihydro, 2,6,7-trimethyl, and 4,6,7-trimethylpyrido[2,3-blquinoxaline. In the case of 2, 4,6,7-trimethylpyrido[3,4-blquinoxaline is obtained.JOSEPH ARMAND, LINE BOULARES, CHRISTIAN BELLEC et JEAN PINSON. Can. J. Chem. 66, 1500 (1988). L'action de la diamino-2,3 pyridine sur la dimethyl-4,5 cyclohexadikne-3,5 dione-1,2 sous forme dimkre fournit avec un bon rendement la dimethyl-7,8 pyrido[2,3-blquinoxaline 1. En utilisant la diamino-3,4 pyridine on obtient la dimethyl-7,8 pyrido[3,4-blquinoxaline 2. En milieu hydroorganique la reduction Clectrochimique de 1 et 2 foumit les derives dihydro-5,10 : 6 et 7; 1 et 2 presentent une seule vague polarographique de 2e-contrairement i la phtnazine qui donne deux vagues monoClectroniques. L'hydrogknation catalytique de 1 et 2 foumit 6 et 7 et ne conceme donc pas le noyau pyridine comme dans le cas des pyridopyrazines. A1LiH4 est sans action sur 2 alors que 1 fournit le derive dihydro-1,2 : 8; le comportement de 1 et 2 diffkre de celui des pyridopyrazines (qui donnent des derives tetrahydro-1,2,3,4) et de la phknazine (qui foumit le derive dihydro-5,lO). Avec NaBH4 1 fournit un melange de 6 et 8 tandis que 2 donne le derive tetrahydro-1,2,3,4. L'action de NaBH4 sur les pyridopyrazines a kt6 egalement 6tudiCe : selon la nature du substituant des derives dihydro-1,2, tetrahydro-1,2,3,4 ou dihydro-5,6 sont obtenus. Le chlorure de m&thylmagntsium conduit dans le cas de 1 i un melange de derive dihydro-1,2 methyl-2, de trimethyl-2,6,7 pyrido with 2-formyl-3 -aminoquinoxaline (4). The few pyrido [3,4-b]quinoxalines which are known have been obtained by cyclization of 3-amino-4-(2-aminoani1ino)pyridine (5) or of 3-amino-4-(2-aminoto1uidino)pyridine (3). In view of the rather low yields and the complicated experiments, we looked for alternative routes to prepare these compounds. W e reacted 2,3-and 3,4-diaminopyridine with a quinone: 4,5-dimethylcyclohexa-3,5-dien-1,2-dione. When the quinone is used as a monomer, ...