Abstract: | Preparation of Styryl and Stilbenyl Derivatives of 1H-Benzotriazoles 1-(p-Tolyl)-substituted 1H-benzotriazoles react with anils of aromatic aldehydes in the presence of dimethylformamide and potassium hydroxide to yield the corresponding 1-(styr-4′-yl)-1H-benzotriazoles and 1-(stilben-4′-yl)-1H-benzotriazoles, respectively (‘anil synthesis’). Further, under the same reaction conditions, the Schiff's bases derived from p-chloroaniline and 4-(1′H-benzotriazol-1′-yl)benzaldehydes give, with p-tolyl-substituted heterocycles, the corresponding heterocyclic substituted stilbenyl derivatives. |