9, 9'-Dihalogeno-3, 3-dibenzanthronyls were prepared as intermediates for the synthesis of diviolanthronyl, a possible high molecular weight dyestuff or a possible electric semiconductor. They were fine yellow crystals and dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid to give a dark red solution.
The 9, 9'-dichloro derivative, mp 4425°C, of 3, 3'-dibenzanthronyl (6) was prepared by the dehydrogenation condensation of 9-chlorobenzanthrone in the presence of magnesium dioxide. 9-Chlorobenzanthrone was obtained by the condensation of α-naphthyl-
m-chlorophenylketone in the presence of aluminum chloride or by the partial reduction of 4, 9-dichlorobenzanthrone.
Though the 9, 9'-diiodo derivatve, mp 4168°C, of (6) was synthesized in a similar manner from 9-iodobenzanthrone, the reaction was extremely slow and the yield was only 18%. 9-iodo-benzanthrone, mp 1979°C, was prepared in 88% yield by the Griess reaction of 9-aminobenzanthrone in concentrated sulfuric acid.
When (6) was treated with an excessive amount of bromine, 9, 9'-dibromo-3, 3'- dibenzanthronyl, mp 4414°C, was obtained in 64% yield. The product was identical with the authentic sample obtained by the dehydrogenation condensation of 9- bromobezanthrone. The 9, 9'-dibromo derivative was also prepared by the bromination of (6) in the presence of catalysts such as aluminum halides.
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