Paraformaldehyde as C1 Synthon: Electrochemical Three‐Component Synthesis of Tetrahydroimidazo[1,5‐a]quinoxalin‐4(5H)‐ones in Aqueous Ethanol

A green and practical method for the electrochemical synthesis of tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-ones through the three-component reaction of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, N-arylglycines and paraformaldehyde was reported. In this strategy, EtOH played dual roles (eco-friendly solvent and waste-free pre-catalyst) and the in situ generated ethoxide promoted triple sequential deprotonations.