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. 2020 May 11;6(5):e03939. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03939

Table 4.

Percentage inhibition efficiency for different quinoxaline derivatives in 1 M HCl (the concentration used is 10−3 M).

Quinoxaline derivative Highest inhibition efficiency (%)a Metal exposed Reference
(E)-3-(4-methoxystyryl)-7-methylquinoxalin-2(1H)-one 87.0 Mild steel [31]
2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-methylthieno [3,2-b] quinoxaline 94.0 Mild steel [31]
6-methylquinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione 92.6 Carbon steel [32]
2-(8-hydroxyquinoxalin-5-yl)acetonitrile 91.0 Carbon steel [33]
(E)-3-(4-methylstyryl)quinoxalin-2(1H)-one 91.1 Mild steel [34]
(E)-3-(4chlorostyryl)quinoxalin-2(1H)-one 92.8 Mild steel This work
(E)-3-(4-(dimethylamino)quinoxalin-2(1H)-one 96.4 Mild steel This work
a

The inhibition efficiency values were determined utilizing EIS measurements at 303 K after 1/2h of immersion.