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found: C 69.73, H 8.92, N 3.55. UV-Vis: λmax, abs (hexane) = 651 nm.
Fluorescence: λmax, em (hexane) = 660 nm.
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,2,3,4-Tetrabromo-8,9,10,11-tetrakis(3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl)-6,13-
bis((triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl)-5,14-dihydroquinoxalino[2,3-
b]phenazine (7b-H ): In a heat-gun dried Schlenk tube under argon with
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molecular sieves 4b (50.0 mg, 56.1 µmol, 1.0 equiv.) and
tetrabromoorthoquinone (47.5 mg, 112 µmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in
2
2
mL of abs. toluene and 0.50 mL AcOH. The reaction mixture stirred for
days at room temperature while it turned from red to brown. After
completion the mixture was filtered through Celite. Water was added and
the phases were separated, DCM was used for extraction. The organic
phases were treated with sat. aqueous sodium bicarbonate and dried over
magnesium sulfate. After evaporation of the solvent, the crude product was
purified by chromatography on silica using PE/DCM 10:1 -> 5:1 as eluent
to give a mixture of the oxidized and reduced form of 7b. It was dissolved
with 5.00 mL THF and stirred with SnCl
2
(106 mg, 561 µmol, 10 equiv.) in
0.50 mL conc. HCl for 30 min. Water was added to the blue solution and
the phases were separated, DCM was used for extraction. The organic
phases were treated with sat. aqueous sodium bicarbonate and dried over
magnesium sulfate. After evaporation of the solvent, the crude product was
purified by chromatography on silica using PE/DCM 10:1 -> 5:1 to give the
product as a purple solid (6.00 mg, 4.69 µmol, 8%). 1H NMR (600 MHz,
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CDCl ): δ [ppm] = 7.65 (s, 2H), 1.41 (s, 18H), 1.39 (s, 18H), 1.20-1.17 (m,
Figure 3. Single-crystal X-ray structure of 8. Ellipsoid plot (top), view from the
side (bottom left) and display of the herringbone-like arrangement (bottom right).
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42H). C { H} NMR (150 MHz, CDCl
3
): δ [ppm] = 146.1, 139.4, 139.2,
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3
2
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28.0, 127.7, 127.4, 124.0, 110.9, 110.4, 106.6, 105.6, 99.0, 97.7, 72.3,
1.5, 31.5, 29.9, 29.8, 29.5, 19.2, 12.2. IR (neat): ν [cm−1] = 3347, 2921,
859, 1678, 1592, 1570, 1444, 1404, 1385, 1238, 1176, 1102, 1049, 1009,
75, 882, 786, 675, 606, 559, 463. HR-MS(MALDI+): m/z calcd. for
In conclusion we have prepared the first peralkynylated
tetraazatetracene and tetraazapentacene. Despite the excised
peri interactions – achieved by strategic placement of the pyrazine
nitrogen atoms, the alkynes in 8 are bent and the aromatic
perimeter is twisted. The materials are stable and easily
processible and should be attractive precursors for pyrolytic
transformations into C,N-type graphene materials. They are
stable under ambient conditions, probably due to the steric
shielding exerted by the alkyne substituents.
64 4 4 2
C H81Br N Si : 1277.2728; found: 1277.2694. UV-Vis: λmax, abs (hexane) =
591 nm.
1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11-Octakis(3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl)-6,13-
bis((triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl)-5,14-dihydroquinoxalino[2,3-
b]phenazine 8-H
.61 µmol, 0.28 equiv.) was placed in a Schlenk tube and transferred into
a glove-box under nitrogen atmosphere. 2.00 mL abs. toluene were added
followed by P(t-Bu) (1.06 mg, 5.25 µmol, 0.56 equiv.). The Schlenk tube
was closed and taken outside the glove-box. Then, against a counter-flow
of argon, 7b-H (12.0 mg, 9.37 µmol, 1 equiv.) and (3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-
-yl)trimethylstannane (27.5 mg, 112.4 µmol, 12 equiv.) were added and
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: Bis(benzonitrile)palladium(II) dichloride (1.00 mg,
2
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Experimental Section
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the reaction mixture stirred at 90 °C for 16 h. After adding DI water,
extraction with DCM and drying of the organic phases over magnesium
sulfate, the crude solution was filtered through a pad of silica. The solvent
was evaporated under reduced pressure and the product was purified by
CCDC 1947891 (6) and 1947892 (8) contain the supplementary
crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of
and remaining materials can be found in the SI.
chromatography on silica using PE/DCM 9:1 -> 6:1 to give the product as
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a purple-red solid (8.00 mg, 6.22 µmol, 66%). H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl
3
):
δ [ppm] = 7.53 (s, 2H), 1.44 (s, 18H), 1.42 (s, 18H), 1.40 (s, 18H), 1.38 (s,
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,3,5,12-Tetrakis((triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl)-7,8,9,10-
tetrakis((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)-1,2-dihydropyrazino[2,3-b]phenazine
6): 4a (43.0 mg, 45.0 µmol, 1 equiv.) and 5 (24.5 mg, 58.5 µmol,
.3 equiv.) were stirred for 6 h in 2.00 mL of DCM / AcOH (1:1) at room
8H), 1.13-1.09 (m, 42H). 13C { H} NMR (150 MHz, CDCl
1
): δ [ppm] =
1
1
1
2
2
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43.5, 141.1, 138.4, 128.4, 128.3, 124.8, 123.1, 110.1, 109.8, 109.5, 107.4,
04.8, 104.4, 101.4, 98.4, 78.5, 77.1, 76.7, 31.5, 31.5, 31.5, 31.5, 28.8,
8.8, 28.6, 19.2, 11.5. IR (neat): ν [cm−1] = 3354, 2957, 2923, 2861, 2359,
342, 1726, 1571, 1454, 1246, 1017, 798, 658, 556, 452. HR-
(
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temperature. The mixture was poured into DI water and extracted with
DCM. The organic phases were treated with sat. aqueous sodium
bicarbonate and dried over magnesium sulfate. After evaporation of the
solvent under reduced pressure, the crude product was purified by
chromatography on silica using PE/DCM 9:1 -> 6:1 -> 4:1 as eluent to give
the product as a turquoise solid (37.0 mg, 27.6 µmol, 61%). M.p.: >400 °C.
MS(MALDI+): m/z calcd. for C88
UV-Vis: λmax, abs (hexane) = 587 nm. Fluorescence: λmax, em (hexane) =
96 nm.
117 4 2
H N Si : 1285.8811; found: 1285.8785.
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1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl
1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11-Octakis(3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl)-6,13-
bis((triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl)-quinoxalino[2,3-b]phenazine (8): 8-H
5.00 mg, 3.89 µmol, 1 equiv.) was dissolved in 3.00 mL DCM and treated
with MnO (3.38 mg, 38.9 µmol, 10 equiv.). The reaction mixture quickly
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): δ [ppm] = 1.25-1.23 (m, 42H), 1.21-1.18 (m,
2H), 0.37 (s, 18H), 0.37 (s, 18H). 1 C { H} NMR (150 MHz, CDCl
3
1
2
4
[
3
): δ
ppm] = 143.1, 142.2, 142.1, 141.6, 131.9, 126.8, 122.3, 113.4, 110.4,
09.8, 103.9, 102.4, 102.0, 101.9, 100.9, 19.2, 18.9, 11.9, 11.8, 0.6, 0.3.
(
2
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IR (neat): ν [cm 1] = 2942, 2891, 2863, 1461, 1442, 1384, 1325, 1246,
163, 1108, 1041, 944, 836, 793, 757, 675, 643, 607, 578, 489, 405. HR-
MS(MALDI+): m/z calcd. for C78 Si : 1337.7740; found: 1337.7965.
Elemental analysis (%) calcd. for C78 Si : C 69.99, H 9.04, N 4.19,
−
turned from purple to red-brown. After 30 min and complete conversion of
the starting material the reaction mixture was filtered through Celite and
the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. Chromatography on
silica using PE/DCM 5:1 -> 2:1 as eluent gave the product as a red solid
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H N
121 4
8
H N
120 4
8
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