Fatemeh Rajabi - Department of Science, Payame Noor University, P. O. Box: ۱۹۳۹۵-۴۶۹۷, Tehran, Iran

An efficient and novel method for quinoxaline synthesis using nanoparticle-supported iron as a catalyst from 1,2-diamine and 1, 2-dicarbonyl compounds under mild reaction conditions. The immobilized catalyst exhibits excellentactivity and stability and it could be reused for at least ten times without any loss of activity. By atomic absorptionspectroscopy (AAS) no Fe contamination could be detected in the products.

quinoxaline, iron, solvent free, nanoparticles, supported catalyst