Synthesis of 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)quinoxaline and its reactions with hydroxide ion in micellar systems

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)85057-2

The synthesis of 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)quinoxaline (3) is described. The reaction of (3) with hydroxide ion was studied in the presence and absence of micellar systems. Cationic micelles of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and bromide (CTACl and CTABr) and tetradecyltrimethylammonium chloride and bromide (MTACl and MTABr) speed the reaction of (3) with hydroxide ion. The second-order rate constants at the micellar pseudophase are smaller than the second-order rate constant in water.