Fused s-triazino heterocycles. XVII. 8,13-Dihydro-1,3,7,8,13c-pentaazabenzo[de]naphthacene, 7H-1,3,7,8,11b,12,14-heptaazadibenzo[de,hi]naphthacene and 8H-1,3,7,8,13,14c-hexaazabenzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-a]phenalene,three new ring systems

The reaction of 7,9-dibromo-5-tribromornethyl-2-t-butyl-4-cyano-1,3,6,9b-tetraazaphenalene ( 1a ) with p-toluidine is shown to give 4,6-dibromo-2-t-butyl-8,13-dihydro-13-imino-11-methyl-1,3,7,8,13c-pentaazabenzo[de]naphthacene ( 4 ) in two steps with 7,9 dibromo-2-t-butyl-4-cyano-5-p-toluidino-1,3,6,9b-tetraazaphenalene ( 2b ) as the intermediate product. A related annulation reaction of 1a with N-(5-amino-2,4-dimethylphenyl)trimethylacetamide ( 8 ) leads in two steps to 9,11-dibromo-2,13-di-t-butyl-4,6-dimethyl-7H-1,3,7,8,11b,12,14-heptaazadibenzo[de,hi]naphthacene ( 6 ) with 7,9-dibromo-2-t-butyl-4-cyano-5N-(2,4-dimethyl-5-trimethylacetamidophenyl)amino-1,3,6,9b-tetraazaphenalene ( 2d ) as the intermediate product. In a similar fashion the reaction of 1a with o-phenylenediamine forms 14-amino-4,6-dibromo-2-t-butyl-8H-1,3,7,8,13,14c-hexaazobenzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-a]-phenalene ( 12 ) by way of the intermediate 5-N-(2-aminophenyl)amino-7,9-dibromo-2-t-butyl-4-cyano-1,3,6,9b-tetraazaphenalene ( 2e ). The preparation of N-(2,4-dimethyl-5-nitrophenyl)-trimethylacetamide ( 11 ) and its reduction to N-(5-amino-2,4-dimethylphenyl)trimethylacetamide ( 8 ) is also described.