“…23 Subsequent cyclization in the presence of concentrated H 2 SO 4 afforded the condensed quinoxaline 4a, which is a pharmacophoric structure motif with antifungal activity (Scheme 3b). 24 To probe the possible reaction mechanism, some control experiments were carried out (Scheme 4). The radical scavengers TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, 1-oxy) and DPE (1,1diphenylethylene) resulted in yields of 68% and 55%, respectively (eqn (1)), which indicated that a radical pathway might not be involved in this reaction.…”