2‐Arylimino(diferrocenyl)‐ and (di‐p‐anisyl)dihydropyrimidines: Novel Synthesis,Structures, and Electrochemistry

2,3‐Differocenyl‐ and 2,3‐dianisyl‐1‐methylsulfanylcyclopropenilium iodides react with 1,3‐diphenyl‐ and 1,3‐di‐o‐tolylguanidine to give 1‐aryl‐2‐arylimino‐5,6‐ ( 5a , 5b ) and ‐4,5‐diferrocenyl‐1,2‐dihydropyrimidines ( 6a , 6b ) (～ 2:1) and, respectively, 5,6‐ and 4,5‐dianisyl‐3‐phenyl‐2‐phenylimino‐1,2‐dihydropyrimidines (～ 2:1). Their structures were established based on the spectroscopic data and X‐ray diffraction analysis of 5,6‐diferrocenyl‐1‐(o‐tolyl)‐2‐(o‐tolyl)imino‐ and 4,5‐diferrocenyl‐1‐phenyl‐2‐phenylimino‐1,2‐dihydropyrimidines ( 5b and 6a , respectively). Electrochemical behavior of compounds 5b, 6b, and 5a+6a were investigated using experiments of cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. For all the compounds, two electrochemical processes ( I , II ), attributed to the oxidations of the ferrocenes moieties were observed. The values of ΔE^0′ ( II‐I ) and comproportionation constant K_com are also reported. Additionally, an electrochemical oxidation with a fast coupled chemical reaction related to the pyrimide ring was also detected.