Koner Rik Rani, Ray Manabendra
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, North Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
Inorg Chem. 2008 Oct 20;47(20):9122-4. doi: 10.1021/ic8008464. Epub 2008 Sep 17.
Quinoxalines are heterocyclic compounds with potential application as drugs or fluorophores. However, few quinoxalinylium salts have been reported in the literature. This manuscript describes the synthesis and structural characterization of a previously unknown quinoxalinylium derivative, 2-aminopyrido[1,2-a]quinoxalin-11-ylium (1), as perchlorate and thiocyanate salts from the Cu(II)-mediated reaction of a Schiff base. The reaction is most efficient with Cu(II). The formation of a small quantity was observed spectroscopically in the presence of either a strong oxidizer or Mn (II). No product formation was observed with Zn(II), Cd(II), Fe(II), or Ni(II). 1 emits at 580 nm, with a quantum yield estimated as 0.23, upon excitation at 470 nm.
