was heated for 2 h. The mixture was cooled, and the precipitate was filtered off and crystallized from a suitable
solvent.
B. The azomethines 4a-c were obtained by refluxing the acetamide 2 (2 mmol) for 10 h with an
equimolar amount of the corresponding aldehyde in 1-BuOH (20 ml). Yields 70-75%.
2-Benzyl-6-{2-[(2-hydroxy-4-methylbenzylidene)amino]ethylamino}-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-
1,3(2H)-dione (4a). Yield 0.75 g (81%). Yellow crystals, mp 203-204°С (PhMe). IR spectrum, ν, cm-1: 3200
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(NH, ОН), 1695, 1655 (С=O), 1640 (C=N), 1610, 1550 (С=С), 1375 (C–N–C). H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm (J,
Hz): 2.28 (3Н, s, СН3); 3.10-3.25 (2Н, m, ArNHCH2); 3.60-3.80 (2Н, m, CH2N=C); 5.21 (2Н, s, СН2Ph); 6.80
(1Н, d, J = 8.4, Н Аr); 7.10-7.70 (7Н, m, Н Аr); 8.00 (1Н, s, NHAr); 8.20-8.52 (5Н, m, N=СН, Н Аr); 8.92 (Н,
d, J = 8.4, Н Аr). Found, %: С 75.20; Н 5.52; N 8.99. C29H25N3O3. Calculated, %: С 75.14; Н 5.44; N 9.07.
2-Benzyl-6-{2-[(2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzylidene)amino]ethylamino}-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-
1,3(2H)-dione (4b). Yield 0.74 g (77%). Orange fibrous crystals, mp 232-233°С (PhMe). IR spectrum, ν, cm-1:
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3150 (NH, ОН), 1700, 1660 (С=O), 1645 (C=N), 1600, 1560 (С=С), 1375 (C–N–C). H NMR spectrum, δ,
ppm (J, Hz): 3.60-4.00 (7Н, m, ОСН3, (СН2)2); 5.20 (2Н, s, СН2Ph); 6.63-6.90 (4Н, m, Н Аr); 7.10-7.42 (5Н,
m, Н Аr); 7.60 (1Н, t, J = 7.6, Н Аr); 7.82 (1Н, br. s, ArNH); 8.28 (1Н, d, J = 8.0, Н Аr); 8.34-8.50 (2Н, m,
N=СН, Н Аr); 8.61 (1Н, d, J = 8.0, Н Аr); 12.50 (1Н, s, ОН). Found, %: С 72.70; Н 5.30; N 8.70. C29H25N3O4.
Calculated, %: С 72.64; Н 5.25; N 8.76.
6-{2-[(Anthracen-9-ylmethylene)amino]ethylamino}-2-benzyl-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-
dione (4c). Yield 0.92 g (86%). Fine yellow crystals, mp 190-191°С (decomp., 1-BuОН). IR spectrum, ν, cm-1:
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3320, 3210 (NH), 1690, 1670 (С=O), 1640 (C=N), 1620, 1550 (С=С), 1375 (C–N–C). H NMR spectrum, δ,
ppm (J, Hz): 3.88-4.00 (2Н, m, ArNHCH2); 4.27 (2Н, t, J = 7.2, CH2N=C); 5.22 (2Н, s, СН2Ph); 6.91 (1Н, d,
J = 8.2, Н Аr); 7.10-7.50 (9Н, m, Н Аr); 7.60 (1Н, t, J = 7.8, Н Аr); 7.88-8.08 (3Н, m, Н Аr, ArNH); 8.25 (1Н,
d, J = 8.6, Н Аr); 8.33-8.54 (5Н, m, Н Аr); 9.53 (1Н, s, N=СН). Found, %: С 81.11; Н 5.06; N 7.94.
C36H27N3O2. Calculated, %: С 81.03; Н 5.10; N 7.87.
2-Benzyl-6-{2-[(3-oxo-3H-benzo[b]thiophen-2-ylidenemethyl)amino]ethylamino}-2-benzyl-1H-benzo-
[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione (5). Yield 0.69 g (68%). Red-brown amorphous crystals, mp 188-189°С
(toluene). IR spectrum, ν, cm-1: 3300, 3180 (NH), 1700, 1660 (С=O), 1600, 1545 (С=С), 1380 (C–N–C).
1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm (J, Hz): 3.55-3.82 (4Н, m, (СН2)2); 5.20 (2Н, s, СН2Ph); 6.83 (1Н, t, J = 8.2, Н Аr);
7.10-7.84 (11Н, m, Н Аr); 8.02 (1Н, br. s, ArNH); 8.22-8.50 (2Н, m, Н Аr); 8.63 (1Н, t, J = 8.2, NHСН=);
10.60 (1Н, br. s, NHCH=). Found, %: С 71.35; Н 4.64; N 8.23; S 6.28. C30H23N3O3S. Calculated, %: С 71.27;
Н 4.59; N 8.31; S 6.34.
6-{2-[(Anthracen-9-ylmethyl)amino]ethylamino}-2-benzyl-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione
(6). NaBH4 (0.23 g, 6 mmol) was added over 5 min with stirring and heating (40-50°C) to a suspension of the
azo-methine 4c (1.10 g, 2 mmol) in EtOH (50 ml).. The solution was stirred for 2 h and diluted with H2O (100
ml), and the excess of the borohydride was neutralized by the addition of dilute AcOH. The mixture was cooled,
and the precipitate was filtered off, dried, and crystallized from 1-BuOH. Yield 0.95 g (88%). Light-orange
needle shaped crystals, mp 176-177°C (decomp.). IR spectrum, ν, cm-1: 3250, 3180 (NH), 1710, 1665 (С=O),
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1600, 1550 (С=С), 1370 (C–N–C). H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm (J, Hz): 3.20 (2Н, t, J = 7.4, CH2CH2NHCH2);
3.48-3.61 (2Н, m, ArNHCH2); 4.70 (2Н, s, NHСН2Ar'); 5.22 (2Н, s, СН2Ph); 6.84 (1Н, d, J = 8.4, Н Аr); 7.10-
7.60 (11H, m, Н Аr); 7.90-8.05 (2Н, m, Н Аr); 8.24 (1Н, d, J = 8.4, Н Аr); 8.35-8.50 (5Н, m, Н Аr, ArNH).
Found, %: С 80.80; Н 5.40; N 7.90. С36Н29N3O2. Calculated, %: С 80.72; Н 5.46; N 7.84.
1-[2-(2-Benzyl-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-6-ylamino)ethyl]-3-phenylthiourea
(7). A mixture of the amine 3 (0.7 g, 2 mmol) and phenyl isothiocyanate (0.6 ml, 5 mmol) in benzene (10 ml)
was refluxed for 5 h. The mixture was cooled, and the precipitate was filtered off, then crystallized from
1-BuOH. Yield 0.8 g (83%). Light-yellow coarsely crystalline powder, mp 297-298°С. IR spectrum, ν, cm-1:
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3375 (NH), 1705, 1660 (С=O), 1584, 1537 (С=С), 1375 (C–N–C). H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm (J, Hz):
3.52-3.67 (2Н, m, ArNHCH2); 3.81-3.97 (2Н, m, CH2NHCS); 5.20 (2Н, s, СН2Ph); 6.88 (1Н, d, J = 8.2, Н Аr);
7.00-7.43 (10H, m, Н Аr); 7.60 (1Н, t, J = 7.6, Н Аr); 7.72-7.93 (2Н, m, ArNH, NHCS); 8.27 (1Н, d, J = 8.2,
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