title: New electron-donor and -acceptor architectures from benzofurazans and sym-triaminobenzenes: intermediates, products and an unusual nitro group shift.
abstract: New all-conjugated C-C coupling products bearing both an electron-poor and an electron-rich aromatic moiety have been obtained from the reaction between sym-triaminobenzene derivatives and a series of isomeric chloro-nitrobenzofurazans. The reactions occur under mild reaction conditions, and in some cases a different behaviour depending on the presence, or not, of triethylamine was observed. From 1,3,5-tris(N-morpholinyl)benzene and 5-chloro-4-nitrobenzofurazan in the presence of triethylamine an unexpected product derived from the shift of the nitro group from C-4 to C-5 of the electrophile and bearing the nucleophile at position 4 was obtained. Moreover, from the coupling between 1,3,5-tris(N-pyrrolidinyl)benzene and 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan a highly stable Wheland intermediate was isolated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Chemistry 'Toso Montanari' ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - Università di Bologna Viale del Risorgimento, 4 40136 Bologna, Italy. carla.boga@unibo.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Micheletti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pafundi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollicino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zanna