A concise
method for the construction of heteroaryl-fused phenazines
was developed via PIFA-BF3·Et2O-mediated
oxidative coupling of di-heteroarylated quinoxalines for the first
time. Synthesis of mono- and di-heteroarylation of quinoxaline was
performed effectively using only LiTMP reagent under transition metal-free
conditions and without the use of halogen-containing starting compounds.
In addition, nonsymmetrical di-heteroarylated quinoxalines were synthesized
through reheteroarylation of mono-heteroarylated quinoxalines in the
same way. Oxidation of the saturated compounds formed after heteroarylation
was easily accomplished with iodine. The UV–vis absorption
and fluorescence features of some compounds were examined.