fused quinoxalines/pyrazines by the reaction of 2, 3‐dichloroquinoxalines/pyrazines with
alkynes is described. The reaction involves a selective in‐situ Sonogashira coupling step
and a hydroxylation followed by a metal‐free 5‐endo‐dig cyclization. Preliminary
experiments show that trifluoroacetic acid acts as a source of oxygen for the oxyarylation
step, and isotopic labeling studies support the proposal that the mechanistic pathway …