Zur Chemie der vicinalen Triketone,XII Versuche zur Darstellung vonSchiffschen Basen aus cyclischen,vicinalen Triketonen

The quinolinetrionesTMCH, PCH, MCH and phenalene trione (PT) do not react with aryl isocyanates toSchiff bases^5a, but react by ring contraction to yield the spiro-imidazolidines2 a-d,3 a-e,4 a-b and5 a-cbd. However, reaction of ninhydrine with aryl isocyanates gives the 1:2 adductes1 a-e. Benzal aniline reacts withTMCH, PCH. andPT to yield known phenoxazine derivatives^2c,11. In contrast,PCH orMCH react with benzylidene benzalaniline to yield theSchiff bases7 a-b. which can be transformed into the bisamine8. comparable to the ninhydrine reaction.

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