Crafting mono- and novel bis-methylated pyrroloquinoxaline derivatives from a shared precursor and its application in the total synthesis of marinoquinoline A.

The synthesis of mono- and novel bis-methylated pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines through the addition of unstable methyl radicals to aryl isocyanides is described contingent upon the reaction conditions employed. The strategy has been effectively employed in the total synthesis of the natural product marinoquinoline A.